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Word: connoiseurs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...guess, would say that the raconteur of Mr. Burbig's stories is of mixed Jewish and Italian parentage and that he learned his English somewhere in Amsterdam Ave. As a result the pristine purity of the true Yiddish-English, a dialect to delight the heart of the connoiseur, is lost...

Author: By H. F. S., | Title: BOOKENDS | 3/26/1929 | See Source »

Serene, he resides complacently at the luxurious Palais d'Elysee, gives his famous "little banquets," sips the wine of life as a connoiseur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Presidents, Premiers | 8/2/1926 | See Source »

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