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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Burroughs
Edgar Rice, 1875–1950, U.S. novelist.

2.  Burroughs
John, 1837–1921, U.S. naturalist and essayist.

3.  Burroughs
William Seward, 1855–98, U.S. inventor of the adding machine.

4.  Burroughs
his grandson William S(eward), 1914–97, U.S. novelist.

Definition of 'burroughs'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Burroughs, William Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)

2. (noun) Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs
United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)

3. (noun) Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs
United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)

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