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STOWE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
Synonyms:
Harriet Beecher Stowe; Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe; Stowe
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Instance hypernyms:
abolitionist; emancipationist (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))