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Schmidt

  [shmit]
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–noun
1. Hel⋅mut (Hein⋅rich Wal⋅de⋅mar)  [hel-moot hahyn-rik vahl-duh-mahr; Ger. hel-moot hahyn-rikh vahl-duh-mahr] , born 1918, West German political leader: chancellor 1974–82.
2. Michael Jack (Mike), born 1949, U.S. baseball player.
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Schmidt   (shmĭt)   
German politician who served as West German minister of defense (1969-1972), minister of finance (1972-1974), and chancellor (1974-1982).
Schmidt, Michael Jack Known as "Mike." Born 1949.  
American baseball player. In 17 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1989), Schmidt hit 548 home runs and was the National League's most valuable player three times (1980, 1981, and 1986).
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Schmidt 
type of astronomical telescope lens used for photography, 1939, from Estonian-born Ger. optician Bernhard Voldemar Schmidt (1879-1935), who invented it.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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