Cohen
1 Americannoun
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Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
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Octavus Roy 1891–1959, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
noun
plural
Cohanim,plural
Cohensnoun
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Leonard. born 1934, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001)
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Stanley. born 1922, US biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1986
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cohen
From the Hebrew word kōhēn priest
Example Sentences
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Andy Cohen, the executive producer of “Real Housewives,” expressed his condolences on his Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times
“This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” Cohen wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
It tends to be circular, keeping the cold air in the Arctic, explains Judah Cohen, a climate scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who writes a seasonal forecasting blog.
From Slate
And probably all the snow: Recent research by Cohen found that polar vortex stretches align with the heaviest and deepest snowfalls.
From Slate
The vortex will relax this weekend, with likely one more stretch next week, says Cohen.
From Slate
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