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Murray

[mur-ee, muhr-ee]

noun

  1. Sir (George) Gilbert (é) 1866–1957, English classical scholar.

  2. Sir James Augustus Henry, 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.

  3. Lindley 1745–1826, English grammarian, born in the U.S.

  4. Philip, 1886–1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the CIO 1940–52.

  5. a river in SE Australia, flowing W along the border between Victoria and New South Wales, through SE South Australia into the Indian Ocean. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.

  6. a city in N Utah, S of Salt Lake City.

  7. a town in SW Kentucky.

  8. a male given name.



Murray

1

/ ˈʌɪ /

noun

  1. 1st Earl of. See (1st Earl of) Moray

  2. Sir ( George ) Gilbert ( é ). 1866–1957, British classical scholar, born in Australia: noted for his verse translations of Greek dramatists, esp Euripides

  3. Sir James Augustus Henry. 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer; one of the original editors (1879–1915) of what became the Oxford English Dictionary

  4. Les, full name Leslie Allan Murray. born 1938, Australian poet; his collections include The Weatherboard Cathedral (1969), The Daylight Moon (1987), Subhuman Redneck Poems (1996), and The Biplane Houses (2007)

  5. Murray of Epping Forest, Baron, title of Lionel Murray, known as Len. 1922–2004, British trades union leader; general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (1973–84)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Murray

2

/ ˈʌɪ /

noun

  1. a river in SE Australia, rising in New South Wales and flowing northwest into SE South Australia, then south into the sea at Encounter Bay: the main river of Australia, important for irrigation and power. Length: 2590 km (1609 miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Stephen, who attended the investiture along with his mum Joan and sisters Karen Murray and Christine Davies, said his dad's honour had been "a long time coming".

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Only when closer Easton Hawk struck out Murray State’s Dominic Decker on a full count for the final out could the Bruins exhale.

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He admitted he was teasing before acknowledging the Bruins’ circumstances heading into their Men’s College World Series opener against Murray State on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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“Those sorts of actions and that sort of rhetoric from a President of the United States should stop every one of us cold,” Murray said.

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Scottish Secretary Ian Murray called on the Scottish government to provide a furlough scheme to fund wages in Falkirk while discussions took place with the firm alternatives to closure.

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