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SHAPLEY
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• SHAPLEY (noun)
The noun SHAPLEY has 1 sense:
1. United States astronomer (1885-1972)
Familiarity information: SHAPLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States astronomer (1885-1972)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Harlow Shapley; Shapley
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
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