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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688);
[syn: Bunyan, John Bunyan]

2. a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada;
- Example: "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"
- Example: "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water"
[syn: Bunyan, Paul Bunyan]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Bunyan n 1: English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) [syn: Bunyan, John Bunyan] 2: a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water" [syn: Bunyan, Paul Bunyan]