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1. (n.) Powell
Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.

2. Powell
Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950.

3. Powell
John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.

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1. (noun) Powell, Colin Powell, Colin luther Powell
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)

2. (noun) Powell, Cecil Frank Powell
English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)

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