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    MERCATOR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)play

    Synonyms:

    Gerardus Mercator; Gerhard Kremer; Mercator

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    geographer (an expert on geography)

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