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JAMES HARGREAVES
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• JAMES HARGREAVES (noun)
The noun JAMES HARGREAVES has 1 sense:
1. English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)
Familiarity information: JAMES HARGREAVES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hargreaves; James Hargreaves
Instance hypernyms:
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
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"Think of the going out before you enter." (Arabic proverb)
"He who studies does not waste his time." (Corsican proverb)