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DODGSON
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• DODGSON (noun)
The noun DODGSON has 1 sense:
1. English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Familiarity information: DODGSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Carroll; Charles Dodgson; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson; Dodgson; Lewis Carroll; Reverend Dodgson
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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