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ANDREI DIMITRIEVICH SAKHAROV
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)
Synonyms:
Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov; Andrei Sakharov; Sakharov
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Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)