Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pickle or sauce of small herrings or anchovies.
- noun A herring.
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- proper noun A
diminutive of the malegiven name Alexander .
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Examples
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"I'm playing a fairly conventional character," he says, "what I call the Alec Guinness character in Star Wars."
Wizard News 2009
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"I'm playing a fairly conventional character," he says, "what I call the Alec Guinness character in Star Wars."
Wizard News 2009
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"I'm playing a fairly conventional character," he says, "what I call the Alec Guinness character in Star Wars."
Wizard News 2009
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"I'm playing a fairly conventional character," he says, "what I call the Alec Guinness character in Star Wars."
Wizard News 2009
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Alec is the only one that can act ... he is a terrific comedian, and a good drama actor, but the rest of his brothers can't act AT ALL!!!
Matt Damon To Star in Robert F Kennedy Biopic His Life | /Film 2010
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Jacob shifted in his seat, folded his hands: “Alexander … Alec, is it okay if I call you Alec?”
365 tomorrows » 2009 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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It was a challenging process, particularly because Alec is the one doing the talking.
Charles Cumming talks about his spy novels: The Hidden Man, A Spy By Nature and The Spanish Game 2010
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Seems Alec is less of an American than the latino immigrants, nes pas?
Think Progress » Steve King: Immigrants Aren’t ‘Real Americans If They Love Taxes’ 2010
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I think we're all capable of mean-spiritedness, ambition, envy and greed so, in this sense, Alec is a very realistic character.
Charles Cumming talks about his spy novels: The Hidden Man, A Spy By Nature and The Spanish Game 2010
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The United States may be all-powerful, my lad, but the fact remains that Big Alec is a king inside the United States, with a country and subjects all his own.
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