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BYRD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Synonyms:
Admiral Byrd; Byrd; Richard E. Byrd; Richard Evelyn Byrd
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
naval officer (an officer in the navy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
Synonyms:
Byrd; William Byrd
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)
organist (a person who plays an organ)
