Tatum

American  

[tey-tuhm] / ˈteɪ təm /

noun

1. Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.

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

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Tatum British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

I keep thinking about Maggie Smith’s great line in “California Suite”: “No woman can be expected to look good at 4 p.m. except Tatum O’Neal” — who was a child at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

The rumor persisted: Jayson Tatum would play basketball for the Boston Celtics Sunday night.

From The Wall Street Journal

One scene makes a fuss about Tatum playing a dog in the school musical.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm feeling good," Tatum told reporters in Boston.

From Barron's

The only thing even more surprising is the status of Jayson Tatum, the superstar making $54 million this year whose gruesome injury was supposed to derail the season before it started.

From The Wall Street Journal