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CARL LEWIS
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• CARL LEWIS (noun)
The noun CARL LEWIS has 1 sense:
1. United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
Familiarity information: CARL LEWIS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Carl Lewis; Frederick Carleton Lewis; Lewis
Instance hypernyms:
jumper (an athlete who competes at jumping)
sprinter (someone who runs a short distance at top speed)
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