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TODD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers

Synonyms:

Sweeney Todd; Todd

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

Synonyms:

Lord Todd; Sir Alexander Robertus Todd; Todd

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

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