Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - babbitt
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Babbitt
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I. noun Etymology: George F. ~, character in the novel ~ (1922) by Sinclair Lewis Date: 1923 a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards • ~ry noun • Babitty adjective II. biographical name Irving 1865-1933 American scholar
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1. n. 1 (in full Babbitt metal) any of a group of soft alloys of tin, antimony, copper, and usu. lead, used for lining bearings etc., to diminish friction. 2 (babbitt) a bearing-lining made of this. Etymology: I. Babbitt, Amer. inventor d. 1862 2. n. a materialistic, complacent businessman. Derivatives Babbittry n. Etymology: George Babbitt, a character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by S. Lewis ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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