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MADAME CURIE

\mˈadəm kjˈʊɹi], \mˈadəm kjˈʊɹi], \m_ˈa_d_ə_m k_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of MADAME CURIE

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French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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