Cecil

[ses-uhl, sis-, see-suhl]

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noun

(Edgar Algernon) Robert 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
Robert 1st Earl of Salisburyand1st Viscount Cecil of Cranborne, 1563–1612, British statesman (son of William Cecil).
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-. Salisbury.
William 1st Baron Burghley or Burleigh, 1520–98, British statesman: adviser to Elizabeth I.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blind.”

Cecil

/ ˈsɪs-, ˈsɛsəl /

noun

Lord David. 1902–86, English literary critic and biographer
Robert. See (3rd Marquess of) Salisbury 2
William. See (William Cecil) Burghley

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The project was anchored by Turner-Seed’s groundbreaking interviews with the world’s best living photographers at the time, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cecil Beaton, Lisette Model and Gordon Parks.

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When the classic western drama “Gunsmoke” finished its 20-year run on CBS in 1975, Los Angeles Times critic Cecil Smith made a bold prediction.

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Notable: Caldwell’s father Cecil was a defensive lineman at South Carolina who began his pro career with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent.

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“The series may be among the solid hits of the season,” predicted Cecil Smith, The Times’ late TV columnist, shortly after “Dr. Kildare” made its debut in 1961.

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Some of Cecil Beaton's most memorable photographs taken over 60 years are on show, including original coronation portraits of Queen Elizabeth II.

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