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Morgan

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[ mawr-guhn ]

noun

  1. one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.


Morgan

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[ mawr-guhn ]

noun

  1. Charles Lang·bridge [lang, -brij], 1894–1958, English novelist and critic.
  2. Daniel, 1736–1802, American Revolutionary general.
  3. Sir Henry, 1635?–88, Welsh buccaneer in the Americas.
  4. John Hunt, 1826–64, Confederate general in the American Civil War.
  5. J(ohn) P(ier·pont) [peer, -pont], 1837–1913, U.S. financier and philanthropist.
  6. his son John Pierpont, 1867–1943, U.S. financier.
  7. Julia, 1872–1957, U.S. architect.
  8. Lewis Henry, 1818–81, U.S. ethnologist and anthropologist.
  9. Thomas Hunt, 1866–1945, U.S. zoologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1933.
  10. a male or female given name.

Morgan

1

/ ˈɔːɡə /

noun

  1. an American breed of small compact saddle horse
“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

Morgan

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/ ˈɔːɡə /

noun

  1. MorganEdwin (George)19202010MScottishWRITING: poet Edwin ( George ). (1920–2010), Scottish poet, noted esp for his collection The Second Life (1968) and his many concrete and visual poems; appointed Scottish national poet 2004
  2. MorganSir Henry16351688MWelshTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: buccaneer Sir Henry. 1635–88, Welsh buccaneer, who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English
  3. MorganJohn Pierpont18371913MUSBUSINESS: financierPHILANTHROPY: philanthropistARTS AND CRAFTS: collector John Pierpont. 1837–1913, US financier, philanthropist, and art collector
  4. MorganHywel) Rhodri1939MWelshPOLITICS: politician ( Hywel ) Rhodri (ˈrɒdrɪ). born 1939, Welsh Labour politician; first minister of Wales (2000–09)
  5. MorganThomas Hunt18661945MUSSCIENCE: biologist Thomas Hunt. 1866–1945, US biologist. He formulated the chromosome theory of heredity. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1933
“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

Morgan

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  1. American zoologist whose experiments with fruit flies demonstrated that hereditary traits are carried by genes on chromosomes and that traits can cross over from one chromosome to another. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1933.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Morgan1

First recorded in 1865–70; named after the original sire owned by Justin Morgan (1747–98), a New England teacher
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Morgan1

C19: named after Justin Morgan (1747–98), American owner of the original sire
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Morgan increased its assessment of the risk of recession this year to 60%, up from a 40% chance it had published just days prior.

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Morgan was impatient with acquaintances who wished to compress all these considerations into a single all-purpose maxim.

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This is a deal in which Musk is buying one of his private companies with another one of his private companies, both of which were represented by the same bank, Morgan Stanley.

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Pub owner Vicky Morgans from Swansea recalled the "smelly clothes and stained ceilings" before she introduced the ban a month earlier at West Cross Inn.

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In court documents, Delaney accused Morgan of assaulting her in a Philadelphia hotel.

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