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Hall

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Hall

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United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)
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English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)
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United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
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United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
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United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Hall
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n United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)

Synonyms:
Charles Francis Hall
Example of:
adventurer, explorer
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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n English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)

Synonyms:
Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, Radclyffe Hall
Example of:
author, writer
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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n United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)

Synonyms:
G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall
Example of:
psychologist
a scientist trained in psychology
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n United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)

Synonyms:
Charles Martin Hall
Example of:
chemist
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
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n United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)

Synonyms:
Asaph Hall
Example of:
astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
a physicist who studies astronomy
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