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HALEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)
Synonyms:
Alex Haley; Haley
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
Synonyms:
Bill Haley; Haley; William John Clifton Haley Jr.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
rock star (a famous singer of rock music)
