/ Dictionary / Index A Allen: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Al•len Pronunciation: (al'un), [key] — n. (“Cecil Power,” “J. Arbuthnot Wilson”), 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist. 1738–89, American soldier in the Revolutionary War: leader of the “Green Mountain Boys” of Vermont. (John Florence Sullivan), 1894–1956, U.S. comedian. 1890–1954, U.S. historian and editor. (Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen), 1905–64, U.S. comedian (partner and wife of George Burns). 1760–1831, U.S. clergyman: a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. 1889–1949, U.S. novelist, poet, and biographer. (Allen Stewart Konigsberg), born 1935, U.S. comedian, author, actor, and filmmaker. a male given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: allen (Thesaurus) allemontite Allenby Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language