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WEGENER

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• WEGENER (noun)
The noun WEGENER has 1 sense:

1. German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)

Familiarity information: WEGENER used as a noun is very rare.

• WEGENER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alfred Lothar Wegener; Wegener

Instance hypernyms:

geophysicist (a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth)

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