Meredith

/ˈmɛrədɪð/
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Other forms: Merediths

Definitions of Meredith
  1. noun
    United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
    synonyms: James Howard Meredith, James Meredith
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    example of:
    civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker
    a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
  2. noun
    English novelist and poet (1828-1909)
    synonyms: George Meredith
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    novelist
    one who writes novels
    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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