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FLEMING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Fleming" is a kind of...):
Belgian (a native or inhabitant of Belgium)
Holonyms ("Fleming" is a member of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)
Synonyms:
Alexander Fleming; Fleming; Sir Alexander Fleming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)
Sense 3
Meaning:
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
Synonyms:
Fleming; Ian Fleming; Ian Lancaster Fleming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
