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BEAUMONT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city of southeastern Texas near Houston

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Beaumont" is a part of...):

Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)

Synonyms:

Beaumont; Francis Beaumont

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)

Synonyms:

Beaumont; William Beaumont

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)

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