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SIR ISAAC PITMAN
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• SIR ISAAC PITMAN (noun)
The noun SIR ISAAC PITMAN has 1 sense:
1. English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
Familiarity information: SIR ISAAC PITMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Pitman; Sir Isaac Pitman
Instance hypernyms:
educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)
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