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SODDY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses

Synonyms:

adobe house; sod house; soddy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("soddy" is a kind of...):

house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956)

Synonyms:

Frederick Soddy; Soddy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

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