"Jacob Marley" meaning in All languages combined

See Jacob Marley on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

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  1. A fictional man who appears as a ghost in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, warning his former business partner Ebenezer Scrooge against being greedy and selfish. Categories (topical): A Christmas Carol, Fictional characters

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