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English noun: Roger Bacon | |||
| 1. | Roger Bacon (person) English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) | ||
| Synonyms | Bacon | ||
| Instance hypernym | monastic, monk, scientist | ||
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