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KAUFMAN
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• KAUFMAN (noun)
The noun KAUFMAN has 1 sense:
1. United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)
Familiarity information: KAUFMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
George S. Kaufman; George Simon Kaufman; Kaufman
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
Context examples
Mutations in the BBS5 and MKKS genes of chromosome 11 have been observed in some cases which has lead to comparisons with Bardet-Biedl syndrome and McKusick-Kaufman syndrome.
(Laurence-Moon Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
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