Colloquial Variant guide

Abraham Lincoln

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An emancipator or analogous reformer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A United States five-dollar bill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, rare, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Abe, Abe Lincoln, Lincoln

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A penny (United States coin).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, rare, slang

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Synonyms: Abe Lincoln

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lincoln, President Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lawyer, attorney, President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive

History

Etymology

From Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), the sixteenth president of the United States of America, noted for his integrity and for abolishing slavery. Senses 2 and 3 are after the portrait of Lincoln featured on them.