name
Meaning 1
A habitational surname from Old English.
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Tatum
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/ˈteɪtəm/
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/ˈtætəm/
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/ˈtɑːtəm/
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rhymes with -ætəm
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CMU ARPABET: T EY1 T AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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name
Meaning 3
A female given name transferred from the surname.
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name
Meaning 4
A village in Cameroon.
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name
Meaning 5
A town in New Mexico.
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name
Meaning 6
A town in South Carolina.
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name
Meaning 7
A city in Panola County and Rusk County, Texas, named after settlers Albert and Mary Tatum.
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noun
Meaning 8
The shortest statistically significant time interval between successive notes in a rhythmic phrase or a musical piece.
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noun
Meaning 9
United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Art Tatum, Arthur Tatum
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Broader terms: jazz musician, jazzman
noun
Meaning 10
United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Edward Lawrie Tatum
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Broader terms: biochemist
History
Etymology
From Tatham, from Old English Tāta, a personal name of unknown meaning + hām.
Coined by American computer scientist Jeffrey A. Bilmes in 1993, initially as a blend of temporal + atom, but deliberately changed from tatom to tatum to honor master jazz pianist Art Tatum, who was known for his exceptional celerity.