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ROGER BACON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
Synonyms:
Bacon; Roger Bacon
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
monastic; monk (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)
scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences)
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