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1. (n.) Calvin
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin), 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.

2. Calvin
Melvin, 1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1961.

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1. (noun) Calvin, Melvin Calvin
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)

2. (noun) Calvin, John Calvin, Jean Cauvin, Jean Caulvin, Jean Chauvin
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)

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