Meaning of GEORGE
| Pronunciation: | | jorj
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[n] Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) |
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GEORGE is a 6 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | Saint George, St George |
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| | See Also: | | martyr | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \George\, n. [F. George, or Georges, a proper name, fr.
Gr. ? husbandman, laborer; ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? to work;
akin to E. work. See {Work}.]
1. A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on
horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the
Garter. See {Garter}.
2. A kind of brown loaf. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Charles Hamblin, 1957. One of the earliest programming languages, stack-oriented, used reverse Polish notation. Implemented on the English Electric DEUCE. "GEORGE: A Semi-Translation Programming Scheme for the DEUCE, Programming and Operations Manual", C. L. Hamblin, U New S Wales (1958). "Computer Languages", C.L. Hamblin, Aust J Sci 20(5):135-139 (Dec 1957) and Aust Comp J 17(4):195-198 (Nov 1985). |
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