Lincoln-like
English
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editEtymology
editAdjective
editLincoln-like (comparative more Lincoln-like, superlative most Lincoln-like)
- 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- ^ (Lincolnlike*6),Lincoln-like at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov