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GUGGENHEIM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905)

Synonyms:

Guggenheim; Meyer Guggenheim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949)

Synonyms:

Guggenheim; Solomon Guggenheim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)

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