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1. (noun) Franklin, John Hope Franklin
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

2. (noun) Franklin, Benjamin Franklin
printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)

3. (noun) franklin
a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth

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1. (adj) Franklin
an English freeholder, or substantial householder

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