Lincoln

biographical name

Lin·coln ˈliŋ-kən

Abraham 1809–1865 16th president of the U.S. (1861–65)

Lincolnesque

ˌliŋ-kə-ˈnesk

adjective

or Lincolnian

liŋ-ˈkō-nē-ən

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