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LOUIS BRAILLE
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• LOUIS BRAILLE (noun)
The noun LOUIS BRAILLE has 1 sense:
1. French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
Familiarity information: LOUIS BRAILLE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Braille; Louis Braille
Instance hypernyms:
educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)
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