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Ramsay

[ ram-zee ]

noun

  1. Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.
  2. James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie ( def 2 ).
  3. Sir William, 1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1904.


Ramsay

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. RamsayAllan?16861758MScottishWRITING: poetWRITING: editorWRITING: bookseller Allan . ?1686–1758, Scottish poet, editor, and bookseller, noted particularly for his pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725): first person to introduce the circulating library in Scotland
  2. RamsayAllan17131784MScottishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter
  3. James Andrew Broun Ramsay
  4. RamsayGordon1963MBritishCOOKERY: chef Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)
  5. RamsaySir William18521916MScottishSCIENCE: chemist Sir William . 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He discovered argon (1894) with Rayleigh, isolated helium (1895), and identified neon, krypton, and xenon: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904
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Ramsay

  1. British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. In 1908 his research showed that radon was also a noble gas.
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Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: "Blair is wrong, both morally and pragmatically. The British public understands the need for decisive climate action and expects politicians to lead in delivering this action."

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Actor Idris Elba, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and England footballers Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice sprinkled some celebrity stardust as a trademark Eubank uppercut squeezed through Benn's low guard in the fourth.

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Justin Bieber cancelled several dates on his 2022 world tour after contracting Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.

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The star did not disclose the cause of his condition, but fans speculated it could be Bell's Palsy, a nerve condition that causes paralysis to part of the face, or Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, in which a shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve near the ear, and cause hearing issues such as tinnitus.

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Mr Imnetu, 41, who had worked under chefs including Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing, was said to have been "heavily intoxicated" at the time of the attack and died in hospital four days later.

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