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MARIA MITCHELL
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• MARIA MITCHELL (noun)
The noun MARIA MITCHELL has 1 sense:
1. United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889)
Familiarity information: MARIA MITCHELL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Maria Mitchell; Mitchell
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
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