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HOFFMANN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
Synonyms:
E. T. A. Hoffmann; Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; Hoffmann
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
Synonyms:
Hoffmann; Roald Hoffmann
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
German chemist (1818-1892)
Synonyms:
August Wilhelm von Hoffmann; Hoffmann
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
Synonyms:
Hoffmann; Josef Hoffmann
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))
