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PERCIVAL LOWELL

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Overview

PERCIVAL LOWELL (noun)
  The noun PERCIVAL LOWELL has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916)play

  Familiarity information: PERCIVAL LOWELL used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PERCIVAL LOWELL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Lowell; Percival Lowell

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)


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