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PAINE
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• PAINE (noun)
The noun PAINE has 2 senses:
1. American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)
2. American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
Familiarity information: PAINE used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Paine; Robert Treat Paine
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
Sense 2
Meaning:
American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Paine; Thomas Paine; Tom Paine
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
pamphleteer (a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues))
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