irving babbitt

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noun irving babbitt Irving, 1865–1933, U.S. educator and critic. 1
noun irving babbitt Milton Byron, 1916–2011, U.S. composer. 1
noun irving babbitt (italics) a novel (1922) by Sinclair Lewis. 1
noun irving babbitt (often lowercase) a self-satisfied person who conforms readily to conventional, middle-class ideas and ideals, especially of business and material success; Philistine: from the main character in the novel by Sinclair Lewis. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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