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MANN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955)

Synonyms:

Mann; Thomas Mann

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)

Synonyms:

Horace Mann; Mann

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)

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