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SIMON NEWCOMB

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Overview

SIMON NEWCOMB (noun)
  The noun SIMON NEWCOMB has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer (1835-1909)play

  Familiarity information: SIMON NEWCOMB used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SIMON NEWCOMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States astronomer (1835-1909)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Newcomb; Simon Newcomb

Instance hypernyms:

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


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