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mallon

 

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Noun mallon has 1 sense
  1. Mallon, Mary Mallon, Typhoid Mary - United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
    --1 is a kind of carrier, immune carrier

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Mallon

Noun

Sense 1: A term used in Greek culture to describe someone who imitates or mimics another person's behavior or mannerisms.

Example sentence: She was such a mallon of her favorite actress, often trying to imitate her gestures and way of speaking.

Noun

Sense 2: A surname of Irish origin, meaning 'bald' or 'tonsure' in Gaelic.

Example sentence: John Mallon, the famous Irish poet, inherited the surname from his ancestors.

Adjective

Sense 1: Used to describe something or someone that is similar or resembles another object or person.

Example sentence: The painting had a mallon resemblance to the original masterpiece, but a keen eye could distinguish their differences.

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