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JEAN FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION
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• JEAN FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION (noun)
The noun JEAN FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION has 1 sense:
1. Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)
Familiarity information: JEAN FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION used as a noun is very rare.
• JEAN FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Champollion; Jean Francois Champollion
Instance hypernyms:
Egyptologist (an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology)
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