| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | bîrs |
| DATES: | 18421914? |
| American writer whose works, including In the Midst of Life (18911892) and The Devil's Dictionary (1906), are marked by caustic wit and a strong sense of horror.
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