et amadeus hoffmann

noun

E(rnst) T(he·o·dor) A(ma·de·us) (Wil·helm)

[ernst tey-aw-dohr ah-mah-dey-oo

s vil-helm] , 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.

Jo·sef

[joh-zuh

f, -suh

f] , 1870–1956, Viennese architect and designer, born in Austria-Hungary.

Ro·ald [roh-uh

l, -ahl] , born 1937, U.S. chemist, born in Poland: Nobel prize 1981.

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hoffmann
noun
1.	Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
2.	German chemist (1818-1892)
3.	United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
4.	German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)

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Et amadeus hoffmann is always a great word to know.

So is gobo. Does it mean:

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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