Burroughs: Meaning and Definition of

Bur•roughs

Pronunciation: (bûr'ōz, bur'-), [key]
— n.
  1. 1875–1950, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
  2. 1837–1921, U.S. naturalist and essayist.
  3. 1855–98, U.S. inventor of the adding machine.
  4. his grandsonborn 1914, U.S. novelist.
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