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Definition of Contemned
1. contemn [v] - See also: contemn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contemned
Literary usage of Contemned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1893)
"FAME contemned.—THE SIX FOLLIES OF SCIENCE. through every medium, but may be
discontinuous Without a medium. The velocity of the motion of an angel is ..."
2. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1823)
"FAME contemned. ALL men are fond of glory, and even those philosophers who write
against that noble passion prefix their names ..."
3. Canonical Elections by Daniel Michael Galliher (1917)
"contemned arrive after the scrutiny has been announced, but before the publication
of the ... If one contemned arrive after the election has been concluded, ..."
4. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1826)
"The person whom that earl most hated and contemned was the marquis of Argyle,
who had then the chief government of Scotland ; and though he was a man endued ..."
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