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Definition of Compeers
1. compeer [v] - See also: compeer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compeers
Literary usage of Compeers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"ABBOTT, EDWIN A., 1891, The Early Life of Cardinal Newman, Contemporary Review,
vol. 59, pp. 53, 54. Cardinal Newman towers with only three or four compeers ..."
2. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"His learning v.,is profound and extensive, beyond that of his compeers ; and, in
forcible, manly, and persuasive eloquence at the Scottish bar, ..."
3. Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and the United States: From the Days by Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton (1900)
"... with truth, an original mind ; His compeers from him all their dignity won,
As erratic orbs gather light from the sun, When he moved in the firmament, ..."
4. The Public Life and Diplomatic Correspondence of James M. Mason: With Some by Virginia Mason (1906)
"... that Day—Birth of James M. Mason—Incidents During War of—The Chew Family—Early
Life in Winchester—The Young Lawyer and His compeers as Described by Hon. ..."
5. The Court Circles of the Republic: Or, The Beauties and Celebrities of the by Elizabeth Fries Ellet, R. E. Mack (1869)
"... Pipe—Conspicuous Men—Ladies of the White House—Webster's Oratory and the
Farmers—Albert Gallatin and his compeers—Description of Georgetown—Excursion to ..."
6. The Theological and Literary Journal (1856)
"The North British for August does not fall behind its compeers in the variety
and attractiveness of its subjects. The articles on the Life of Sir Isaac ..."
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