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TAWNEY
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• TAWNEY (noun)
The noun TAWNEY has 1 sense:
1. English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
Familiarity information: TAWNEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Richard Henry Tawney; Tawney
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
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