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alec

1

[al-ik]

noun

Obsolete.
  1. a herring.

  2. a sauce or relish made from small herring or anchovies.



alec

2

[al-ik]

noun

Australian.
  1. a simpleton or fool.

Alec

3
Or ·𳦰

[al-ik]

noun

  1. a first name, form of Alexander.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of alec1

1510–20; < Latin ( h ) al ( l ) ec fish sauce

Origin of alec2

1920–25; smart aleck ( def. ); sense shift perhaps originally from ironic usage
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Protesters previously shut down the 101 Freeway for several hours on Sunday, during which time the CHP made 19 arrests, according to agency spokesperson Officer Alec Pereyda.

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The Cardinals appeared to have won the game in the eighth when Alec Burleson hit a one-hop comebacker that ricocheted off Casparius with two out.

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In 1967, an English psychiatrist named Alec Coppen proposed the “serotonin theory,” suggesting a chemical imbalance of serotonin in the brain caused depression.

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The group’s petition, submitted to the city clerk’s office, was signed by five businesspeople, including Greg Plummer, operator of an LAX concession company; Mark Beccaria, a partner with the Hotel Angeleno on L.A.’s Westside; and Alec Mesropian, advocacy manager with the organization known as BizFed.

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Ms Bieber is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and niece of actors Alec, William and Daniel Baldwin.

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