Lincoln-like

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Lincoln +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

Lincoln-like (comparative more Lincoln-like, superlative most Lincoln-like)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Lincoln-like is several times more common than Lincolnlike in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in like- when the first element is a proper name.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (Lincolnlike*6),Lincoln-like at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
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