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MENNINGER
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• MENNINGER (noun)
The noun MENNINGER has 3 senses:
1. United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)
2. United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990)
3. United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953)
Familiarity information: MENNINGER used as a noun is uncommon.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Menninger; William Claire Menninger; William Menninger
Instance hypernyms:
head-shrinker; psychiatrist; shrink (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Karl Augustus Menninger; Karl Menninger; Menninger
Instance hypernyms:
head-shrinker; psychiatrist; shrink (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Frederick Menninger; Charles Menninger; Menninger
Instance hypernyms:
head-shrinker; psychiatrist; shrink (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)
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