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Definition of Sinclair

1. Noun. United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968).

2. Noun. English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940).

Definition of Sinclair

1. Proper noun. (surname Scottish from=given names dot=), that of a clan, derived from St Claire to whom their churches were dedicated. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinclair

Simulium ornatum Simulium rugglesi Simurgh Sina Sinai Sinai Desert Sinai Peninsula Sinaloa Sinanthropus Sinapis alba

Sinapis arvensis Sinatra Sinbad Sinbad the Sailor Sinclair (current term) Sinclair Lewis Sindarin Sindbis fever Sindbis virus Sindh

Sindhi Sinead Sinendé Sinequan Singan Singapore Singapore dollar Singapore dollars Singaporean

Literary usage of Sinclair

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bookman (1911)
"Mr. Sinclair has never veiled his personal struggles from publicity and hence it ... Mr. Sinclair does not seem to realise the husband and wife of his novel ..."

2. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1896)
"1488/9, reciting that his grandfather and father " Lordis Sinclair for the ... Ht is also spoken of as " the deceased William, Lord Sinclair," in the aela ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"Action by AD Sinclair against Б. P. Teal nnd others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. Fred J. Coxe, for appellant Robinson & Caudle ..."

4. The Men who Make Our Novels by Charles Crittenton Baldwin (1919)
"But has Punch ever made mention of Mr. Upton Sinclair? ... Concerning Mr. Sinclair there is a conspiracy—I have his word for it. ..."

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