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MERTON

Pronunciation (US):

• MERTON (noun)
The noun MERTON has 2 senses:

1. United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
2. United States sociologist (1910-2003)

Familiarity information: MERTON used as a noun is rare.

• MERTON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States religious and writer (1915-1968)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Merton; Thomas Merton

Instance hypernyms:

religious (a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

United States sociologist (1910-2003)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Robert King Merton; Robert Merton; Merton

Instance hypernyms:

sociologist (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)

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(Arabic proverb)
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(Dutch proverb)

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