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RITTENHOUSE

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Overview

RITTENHOUSE (noun)
  The noun RITTENHOUSE has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)play

  Familiarity information: RITTENHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


RITTENHOUSE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

David Rittenhouse; Rittenhouse

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)


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