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English noun: Burroughs

1. Burroughs (person) United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)


SynonymsWilliam Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs


Instance hypernymauthor, writer

2. Burroughs (person) United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)


SynonymsWilliam Seward Burroughs


Instance hypernymartificer, discoverer, inventor

3. Burroughs (person) United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)


SynonymsEdgar Rice Burroughs


Instance hypernymauthor, writer









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