Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (born: 1837 – died: 1915)
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James Augustus Murray | James Murray | Murray | Sir James Augustus Henry Murray | Sir James Augustus Murray | Sir James Murray
Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in NE Scotland, probably from ...
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a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1879 until his death. Sir James Murray was born in the village of Denholm near Hawick in the Scottish Borders, the eldest son of a draper, Thomas ... (43 of 1008 words, 2 images)
English lexicographer. In 1879 he assumed the editorship of the "New English Dictionary" (the "Oxford English Dictionary"), which was his life's work ... (22 of 77 words)
a river in southeastern Australia, rising in New South Wales and flowing ... | See (1st Earl of) "Moray" | 1866-1957, British classical scholar, born ... (23 of 352 words, 7 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciations)
Scottish lexicographer and first editor of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, now known as The Oxford English Dictionary. He was ... (22 of 208 words)
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"Sir (George) Gilbert (Aimé) Murray": 1866-1957, English classical scholar. | "Sir James Augustus Henry Murray": 1837-1915, Scottish lexicographer and ... (18 of 111 words, 8 definitions, pronunciations)
Scottish lexicographer. He was chief editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary", but did not live to see the work completed (20 of 42 words, pronunciation)
a masculine name | Murray, (George) Gilbert (Aimé) 1866-1957; English classical scholar & statesman, born in Australia | Murray, Sir James Augustus ... (20 of 70 words, 5 definitions, pronunciations)
A river in southeastern Australia, flowing 2,589 km (1,609 mi) to the Indian Ocean. | Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. and elsewhere. | A Scottish surname. | A male given name, transferred from the surname. (36 of 61 words, 4 definitions, 2 usage examples)
city northern Utah south of Salt Lake City population 34,024 | river over 1560 miles (2510 kilometers) southeastern Australia flowing from near Mount ... (22 of 42 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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(George) Gilbert Aimé 1866-1957 British classical scholar (7 of 15 words, pronunciation)
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Sir James Augustus Henry 1837-1915 British lexicographer (7 of 14 words)
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Philip 1886-1952 American labor leader (5 of 12 words)
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Joseph Edward 1919- American surgeon (5 of 11 words)
A city of northern Utah, an industrial suburb of Salt Lake City. Population: 44,800. | British philologist and the original lexicographer (1879-1915) ... (21 of 34 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
the job of writing a dictionary (6 of 33 words, pronunciation)
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a person whose job is to write dictionaries (8 of 13 words, pronunciations)
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major river in southeastern Australia. | city in southwestern Kentucky, on the Clarke River, southwest of Hopkinsville and southeast of Paducah. (20 of 36 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in NE Scotland, probably from old Celtic "sea + settlement".
Origin: after the surname Murray from perhaps Celtic, as in Welsh mor, the sea
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