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Cab•ot

Pronunciation: (kab'ut), [key]
—n.
1. John (Giovanni Caboto), c1450–98?, Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
2. Richard Clarke, 1868–1939, U.S. physician and writer on medical ethics.
3. Sebastian, 1474?–1557, English navigator and explorer (son of John Cabot).
4. a male given name.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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