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JOHANN GUTENBERG
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• JOHANN GUTENBERG (noun)
The noun JOHANN GUTENBERG has 1 sense:
1. German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
Familiarity information: JOHANN GUTENBERG used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gutenberg; Johann Gutenberg; Johannes Gutenberg
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