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Defoe

Defoe proper noun: an English surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Defoe

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
    1. Daniel Defoe (c. 1659 to 1661 – 1731), English trader, writer, journalist and pamphleteer best known for writing Robinson Crusoe

Words that rhyme with Defoe

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Questions about Defoe

What does Defoe mean?
Defoe means an English surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Defoe?
Defoe is a proper noun.

Words near Defoe in the dictionary

  1. defocuses
  2. defocusing
  3. defocussed
  4. defocusses
  5. defocussing
  6. Defoe
  7. defoedation
  8. defog
  9. defogged
  10. defogger
  11. defoggers

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