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dick•ens
Pronunciation: (dik'inz), [key]—
n.
devil; deuce (usually prec. by
the and often used in exclamations and as a mild imprecation):
The dickens you say! What the dickens does he want? Dick•ens
Pronunciation: (dik'inz), [key]—
n.
Charles (John Huf•fam) Pronunciation: (huf'um), [key] (“Boz”), 1812–70, English novelist.
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