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BEAUMONT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city of southeastern Texas near Houston
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Beaumont" is a part of...):
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)
Synonyms:
Beaumont; Francis Beaumont
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
Synonyms:
Beaumont; William Beaumont
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)
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