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Definition of Groucho
1. Noun. United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977).
Group relationships: Marx Brothers
Generic synonyms: Comedian, Comic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groucho
Literary usage of Groucho
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"And in the example from groucho Marx, repetition of the word because tends to
disguise the fact that because of a preposition, is matched with because, ..."
2. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"—Robert Frost "No, groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a friend."
—groucho Marx "I think and think for months and years. ..."
3. The Bookman (1910)
"It is significant, however, that the first of this clan to be pictured was "groucho."
The idea for it came to James J. Montague, who did not hand it over to ..."
4. One America Indivisible: A National Conversation on American Pluralism and by Sheldon Hackney (1999)
"The comedian groucho Marx, in a letter to a private club, once wrote, "Please
accept my resignation. I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as ..."
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