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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992);
[syn: Oort, Jan Hendrix Oort]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Oort
    n 1: Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and
         proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992) [syn:
         Oort, Jan Hendrix Oort]