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OLDENBURG
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• OLDENBURG (noun)
The noun OLDENBURG has 1 sense:
1. United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
Familiarity information: OLDENBURG used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Claes Oldenburg; Claes Thure Oldenburg; Oldenburg
Instance hypernyms:
carver; sculptor; sculpturer; statue maker (an artist who creates sculptures)
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