Dennis

[den-is]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
a town in SE Massachusetts.
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “of Dionysus.”

Dennis

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noun

C ( larence ) J ( ames ). 1876–1938, the poet of the Australian larrikin, esp in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915) and The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916)

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“This morning, our lines were cut due to vandalism in Van Nuys that also affected our services in other parts of Los Angeles and Ventura,” said spokesperson Dennis Johnson.

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Wilson, who co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 with brothers Dennis and Carl and cousin Love, also battled mental health issues and drug addiction for decades.

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His brother Dennis drowned in 1983 while diving in Marina Del Rey, and Carl, his other brother, died of lung cancer in 1998.

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Dennis Ross, another experienced Middle East hand, agreed.

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Now we’ve got 10 people onstage and I just heard some background parts yesterday that sounded just like we used to — you can hear Carl and Dennis in there.

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Denning Denny

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