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English noun: beadle

1. beadle (person) a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function


Broader (hypernym)functionary, official


Domain regionBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. Beadle (person) United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)


SynonymsGeorge Beadle, George Wells Beadle


Instance hypernymbiologist, life scientist









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