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MANN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955)
Synonyms:
Mann; Thomas Mann
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
Synonyms:
Horace Mann; Mann
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)