"Dear Abby" meaning in All languages combined

See Dear Abby on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Dear Abby}} Dear Abby
  1. An advice column written under the pen name Abigail Van Buren. Categories (topical): Nicknames of individuals
    Sense id: en-Dear_Abby-en-name-rElkoOep Disambiguation of Nicknames of individuals: 73 3 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 0 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 3 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 3 26
  2. The columnist.
    Sense id: en-Dear_Abby-en-name-yAIlFthi
  3. The columnist.
    Pauline Phillips (1918–2013), the initial columnist (until 2002) and sister of fellow columnist Eppie Lederer (who wrote under the pen name Ann Landers).
    Sense id: en-Dear_Abby-en-name-Kx8YUjq1
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          "ref": "1976, “Me and the Elephant”, performed by Gene Cotton:",
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          "ref": "1994 December 3, Adam Sandler, “The Chanukah Song”, Saturday Night Live, National Broadcasting Company",
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