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MARX BROTHERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Marx Brothers mean?
• MARX BROTHERS (noun)
The noun MARX BROTHERS has 1 sense:
1. a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor
Familiarity information: MARX BROTHERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
family; family unit (primary social group; parents and children)
Meronyms (members of "Marx Brothers"):
Groucho; Julius Marx; Marx (United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977))
Chico; Leonard Marx; Marx (United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961))
Arthur Marx; Harpo; Marx (United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964))
Herbert Marx; Marx; Zeppo (United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979))
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