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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A habitational surname from German.
2. 2
   A metonym for a person
3. 3
   A metonym for a person:; Johannes Gutenberg, a German printer who developed European movable type.
4. 4
   A placename:; A lunar crater.
5. 5
   A placename:; A locale in Germany:; A castle in Germany.

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6. 6
   A placename:; A locale in Germany:; A village in Germany, renamed after the castle.
7. 7
   A placename:; A locale in Germany:; A municipality of Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, named after the castle and village.
8. 8
   Ellipsis of Gutenberg Bible, the first mass production printing project of the Gutenberg press. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
9. 9
   Ellipsis of Project Gutenberg, a digital library founded in 1971. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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johannes gutenberg

Example

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"The first printing machine was invented by Gutenberg."

Etymology

From German Gutenberg.

Related phrases

movable type

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