Murray

/ˈmʌri/
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Other forms: Murrays

Definitions of Murray
  1. noun
    British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
    synonyms: George Gilbert Aime Murphy, Gilbert Murray
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    classical scholar, classicist
    a student of ancient Greek and Latin
  2. noun
    Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
    synonyms: James Augustus Henry Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Murray
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    lexicographer, lexicologist
    a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
    philologist, philologue
    a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
  3. noun
    a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide
    synonyms: Murray River
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    river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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