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HENRY LOUIS GEHRIG
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• HENRY LOUIS GEHRIG (noun)
The noun HENRY LOUIS GEHRIG has 1 sense:
1. baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
Familiarity information: HENRY LOUIS GEHRIG used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gehrig; Henry Louis Gehrig; Lou Gehrig
Instance hypernyms:
ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)
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