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| 1. | George Frederick, 1881–1967, U.S. internist. |
| 2. | Philip K., 1928–82, U.S. science-fiction writer. |
| 3. | a male given name, form of Richard. |
| Dick (dĭk) Pronunciation Key
American medical researcher who collaborated with his wife, Gladys Henry Dick (1881-1963), to isolate the bacterium that causes scarlet fever. They developed a serum for the disease in 1923. |