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Tol•kien
Pronunciation: (tōl'kēn, tol'-), [key]—
n.
J(ohn) R(onald) R(eu•el) Pronunciation: (rOO'ul), [key] 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa.
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