burroughs

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burroughs - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]