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G. B. SHAW
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• G. B. SHAW (noun)
The noun G. B. SHAW has 1 sense:
1. British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
Familiarity information: G. B. SHAW used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
G. B. Shaw; George Bernard Shaw; Shaw
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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