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Definition of Ely Culbertson
1. Noun. United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955).
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Literary usage of Ely Culbertson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diplomat's Dictionary by Charles W. Freeman, Jr. (1995)
"Ely Culbertson, 1946 Power, reliance on: "To rely on the efficacy of diplomacy .
. . may lead to disaster; but to rely on power with insufficient means is ..."
2. A Life of Books: The Story of D.W. Thorpe Pty. Ltd., 1921-1987 by Daniel Wrixon Thorpe, Joyce Nicholson (2000)
"If they found they wanted to progress they could buy some of the many large and
advanced books published, those by Ely Culbertson, of course, ..."