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JAMES JOSEPH TUNNEY
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• JAMES JOSEPH TUNNEY (noun)
The noun JAMES JOSEPH TUNNEY has 1 sense:
1. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
Familiarity information: JAMES JOSEPH TUNNEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gene Tunney; James Joseph Tunney; Tunney
Instance hypernyms:
gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)
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"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest." (Czech proverb)