Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people inhabiting Ghana.
- noun The variety of Akan spoken by this people.
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- proper noun A language spoken in
Ghana , a dialect ofAkan .
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Examples
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Everyone seems quite taken by the novel’s influence upon Charles Bukowski, who called Fante “my God” and was single-handedly responsible for getting his work back into print.
Full of Life 2009
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From Denver's literary past, there's novelist John Fante, who grew up in Denver in the early twentieth century and wrote about the Italian-American experience in the city before heading to Los Angeles.
Jenny Shank: Writing the Decent Denver Novel Jenny Shank 2011
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Rich Fante , president of AstraZeneca U.S., said the changes would help the company to deliver better results.
Astra Cuts Sales Force in U.S. 24% Peter Loftus 2011
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In Echo Park, southeast of Hollywood, the lit-hip tone set by iconic bohos like Charles Bukowski and John Fante, and later Tom Waits and Elliott Smith, endures.
A Star Is Reborn Matthew Schneier 2011
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Bukowski was almost afraid to admit how much Fante directly influenced him.
James Altucher: 6 Things I Learned From Charles Bukowski James Altucher 2011
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From Denver's literary past, there's novelist John Fante, who grew up in Denver in the early twentieth century and wrote about the Italian-American experience in the city before heading to Los Angeles.
Jenny Shank: Writing the Decent Denver Novel Jenny Shank 2011
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From Denver's literary past, there's novelist John Fante, who grew up in Denver in the early twentieth century and wrote about the Italian-American experience in the city before heading to Los Angeles.
Jenny Shank: Writing the Decent Denver Novel Jenny Shank 2011
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John Fante wrote the underappreciated Ask the Dust which was completely forgotten until Bukowski's publisher republished it and all of Fante's books.
James Altucher: 6 Things I Learned From Charles Bukowski James Altucher 2011
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From Denver's literary past, there's novelist John Fante, who grew up in Denver in the early twentieth century and wrote about the Italian-American experience in the city before heading to Los Angeles.
Jenny Shank: Writing the Decent Denver Novel Jenny Shank 2011
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He was probably most inspired by three writers: Celine, Knut Hamsun, and John Fante.
James Altucher: 6 Things I Learned From Charles Bukowski James Altucher 2011
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