MacLennan

[ muh-klen-uhn ]

noun

1. (John) Hugh, 1907–90, Canadian novelist and essayist.

Example Sentences

According to MacLennan, the capture of a woman from a strange tribe represents the earliest exogamy.

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In its fundamental aspects it was proposed by MacLennan, the investigator who also gave us the word 'exogamy.'

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Three mornings later we were at work in the huge wooden shed which serves Dr. Maclennan as operating-room and hospital.

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Spencer and MacLennan have different explanations of this custom which seem hardly natural.

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It is not always for human beings that Dr. Maclennan is asked to prescribe.

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