octavus cohen
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Cohen1 (ˈkəʊən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Leonard. born 1934, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001) |
| 2. | Stanley. born 1922, US biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1986 |
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Octavus cohen
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| Cohen2 (kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of Kohen | |
| Kohen or Cohen (kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn, kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn) | |
| —n | |
| Judaism a member of the priestly family of the Tribe of Levi, descended from Aaron, who has certain ritual privileges in the synagogue service | |
| [from Hebrew, literally: priest] | |
| Cohen or Cohen | |
| —n | |
| [from Hebrew, literally: priest] | |
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Cohen
Jewish surname indicating priestly descent, from Heb. kohen "priest," from base of kihen "he acted as priest," rel. to Arabic kahana "he divined, prophesied."
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Cohen Co·hen (kō'ən), Stanley. Born 1922.
American biochemist. He shared a 1986 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the epidermal growth factor.
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