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George
1[ jawrj ]
noun
- a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- British Slang. any coin bearing the image of St. George.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter G.
- British Slang. an automatic pilot on an airplane.
George
2[ jawrj; German gey-ohr-guh ]
noun
- David Lloyd. Lloyd George, David.
- Henry, 1839–97, U.S. economist: advocate of a single tax.
- Saint, died a.d. 303?, Christian martyr: patron saint of England.
- Ste·fan An·ton [shte, -fahn , ahn, -tohn], 1868–1933, German poet.
- Lake, a lake in E New York. 36 miles (58 km) long.
- a river in NE Quebec, Canada, flowing N from the Labrador border to Ungava Bay. 350 miles (563 km) long.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “farmer.”
George
1/ ɔː /
noun
- David Lloyd. See Lloyd George
- GeorgeSir Edward (Alan John)19382009MBritishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economistBUSINESS: banker Sir Edward ( Alan John ), known as Eddie. 1938–2009, British economist, governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003)
- GeorgeHenry18391897MUSSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist Henry. 1839–97, US economist: advocated a single tax on land values, esp in Progress and Poverty (1879)
- George, Saint?303MRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. died ?303 ad , Christian martyr, the patron saint of England; the hero of a legend in which he slew a dragon. Feast day: April 23
- ɡˈɔɡə GeorgeStefan (Anton)18681933MGermanWRITING: poetARTS AND CRAFTS: aesthete Stefan ( Anton ) (ˈʃtɛfan). 1868–1933, German poet and aesthete. Influenced by the French Symbolists, esp Mallarmé and later by Nietzsche, he sought for an idealized purity of form in his verse. He refused Nazi honours and went into exile in 1933
George
2/ ɔː /
noun
- informal.the automatic pilot in an aircraft
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of George1
Idioms and Phrases
- by George! Chiefly British Informal. (an exclamation used to express astonishment, approval, etc.)
Example Sentences
The Justice Department started requiring that its federal agents wear the devices in 2021 in the wake of the protests over George Floyd’s death the previous summer.
The new memorial will be placed not too far from statues of the late Queen's parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
But it didn’t happen when George W. Bush was forcing us with one lie after another into two wars we should never have waged.
Among its notable inmates were Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly.
On the other side of the debate was Secretary of State George Marshall, a World War Two general whom Truman viewed as "the greatest living American".
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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