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LEONARDO

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)

Synonyms:

da Vinci; Leonardo; Leonardo da Vinci

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)

carver; sculptor; sculpturer; statue maker (an artist who creates sculptures)

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