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Otis

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Noun

1. elisha graves otis, otis

United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

2. genus otis, otis

type genus of the Otididae: European bustard

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Otis

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noun
a masculine name
James1725-83; Am. Revolutionary statesman

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Otis

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American Revolutionary politician and publicist whose speeches and pamphlets influenced American sentiment against the British.
American inventor of the first widely successful passenger elevator (installed 1857).

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