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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997);
[syn: Burroughs, William Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs]

2. United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898);
[syn: Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs]

3. United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950);
[syn: Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Burroughs
    n 1: United States writer noted for his works portraying the
         life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: Burroughs,
         William Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William
         Seward Burroughs]
    2: United States inventor who patented the first practical
       adding machine (1855-1898) [syn: Burroughs, William Seward
       Burroughs]
    3: United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories
       (1875-1950) [syn: Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs]