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