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BabbittMain Entry: Bab·bitt Pronunciation: \ˈba-bət\ Function: noun Etymology: George F. Babbitt, character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis Date: 1923 : a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards — Bab·bitt·ry \-bə-trē\ noun — Bab·bitty \-tē\ adjective
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