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Noun

1. h. l. mencken, henry louis mencken, mencken

United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)

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H(enry) L(ouis). 1880–1956, US journalist and literary critic, noted for The American Language (1919): editor of the Smart Set and the American Mercury, which he founded (1924)

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H(enry) L(ouis)1880-1956; U.S. writer, editor, & critic

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American editor and critic. A founder and editor (1924-1933) of the American Mercury, he also wrote The American Language (1919) and many socially critical essays, often directed toward the complacent middle class.

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