Tatum

[tey-tuhm]

noun

1. Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.

2. Edward Lawrie 1909–75, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1958.

Tatum

/ ˈteɪtəm /

noun

1. Art, full name Arthur Tatum. 1910–56, US jazz pianist

2. Edward Lawrie. 1909–75, US biochemist, who showed how genes regulate biochemical processes in an organism and demonstrated that bacteria reproduce sexually; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1958) with Beadle and Lederberg

Example Sentences

“In virtually every country or territory around the world, basketball is the No. 1 or No. 2 sport,” said deputy commissioner Mark Tatum.

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Other celebrities commented or lauded these more public response in their comments, like Academy Award winning actor Tatum O’Neal responding with six clapping emojis and director Lee Daniels with a simple laughing comment.

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Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics became the first player to land a deal that will pay him $70 million in a season.

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People have started to speculate how Boston will approach a season without Jayson Tatum and the ripple effects of that.

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Jayson Tatum top scored with 35 points, as well as 10 assists and eight rebounds.

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