Hoyle

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hoyle
       n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state
            theory of cosmology; described processes of
            nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: {Fred
            Hoyle}, {Sir Fred Hoyle}]
       2: English writer on games (1672-1769) [syn: {Edmond Hoyle}]