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Franklin

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Franklin

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printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
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United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Franklin
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n printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)

Synonyms:
Benjamin Franklin
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American Revolutionary leader
a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
pressman, printer
someone whose occupation is printing
scientist
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
author, writer
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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n United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

Synonyms:
John Hope Franklin
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historian, historiographer
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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