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Schmidt
//ʃmɪt// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
"“The work continues, the data, the products, the science will continue because science is done by people not by buildings,” NASA GISS director Gavin Schmidt told CNN."
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of Schmidt telescope. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith.
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