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English > 1 sense of the word Dix:
NOUNperson Dix, Dorothea Dix, Dorothea Lynde DixUnited States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill
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English > Dix: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887 ).
SynonymsDorothea Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix
Instance ofreformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, melioristA disputant who advocates reform