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Cor·nell  (kôr-nl), Ezra 1807-1874.
American businessman and philanthropist who helped develop and unify telegraph systems in the United States and founded Cornell University (1868) with Andrew D. White.
Cornell, Katharine 1893-1974.
American actress known for her Broadway performances in A Bill of Divorcement (1921) and The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1931).
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Noun1.Cornell - United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
Katherine Cornell
2.CornellCornell - United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)
Ezra Cornell


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