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Murray

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Murray

1
 n
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
2
 n
Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
3
 n
a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Murray
1

n 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
Example of:
classical scholar, classicist
a student of ancient Greek and Latin
2

n 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
Example of:
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

n a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide

Synonyms:
Murray River
Example of:
river
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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