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MERTON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States sociologist (1910-2003)
Synonyms:
Merton; Robert King Merton; Robert Merton
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
sociologist (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
Synonyms:
Merton; Thomas Merton
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
religious (a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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