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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937);
[syn: Powell, Colin Powell, Colin luther Powell]

2. English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969);
[syn: Powell, Cecil Frank Powell]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Powell n 1: United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) [syn: Powell, Colin Powell, Colin luther Powell] 2: English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969) [syn: Powell, Cecil Frank Powell]