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THOMAS ALVA EDISON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)
Synonyms:
Edison; Thomas Alva Edison; Thomas Edison
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Instance hypernyms:
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)