| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Foster, Stephen Collins |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Fos·ter |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fô st r, f str |
| DATES: | 1826–1864 |
| American songwriter whose popular works, such as “Oh! Susannah” (1848) and “Old Folks at Home” (1851), reflect the sentiment of pre-Civil War America.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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