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TATUM

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Overview

TATUM (noun)
  The noun TATUM has 2 senses:

1. United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975)play

2. United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)play

  Familiarity information: TATUM used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


TATUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edward Lawrie Tatum; Tatum

Instance hypernyms:

biochemist (someone with special training in biochemistry)


Sense 2

Meaning:

United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Art Tatum; Arthur Tatum; Tatum

Instance hypernyms:

jazz musician; jazzman (a musician who plays or composes jazz music)


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