Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
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APA
Jacob Marley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacob%20Marley
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“Jacob Marley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacob%20Marley. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jacob Marley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacob%20Marley.
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