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MARX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883)
Synonyms:
Karl Marx; Marx
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977)
Synonyms:
Groucho; Julius Marx; Marx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
Holonyms ("Marx" is a member of...):
Marx Brothers (a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)
Synonyms:
Chico; Leonard Marx; Marx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
Holonyms ("Marx" is a member of...):
Marx Brothers (a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
Synonyms:
Arthur Marx; Harpo; Marx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
Holonyms ("Marx" is a member of...):
Marx Brothers (a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor)
Sense 5
Meaning:
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)
Synonyms:
Herbert Marx; Marx; Zeppo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
Holonyms ("Marx" is a member of...):
Marx Brothers (a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor)
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