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Amy
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| having a pleasantly plump figure |
| unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall, audacity, or nerve |
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Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
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Alice, 1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.
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Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.
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EXPANDLady Emma, (Amy, or Emily, Lyon), 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.
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Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.
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former name of Churchill River.
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Also called Grand River. a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 miles (965 km).
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Mount, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 feet (1283 meters).
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a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 312,003.
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a city on central North Island, in New Zealand. 154,606.
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an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 107,178; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
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a city in this district, SE of Glasgow. 46,376.
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a city in SW Ohio. 63,189.
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a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda. 3000.
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COLLAPSEa male given name.
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Word Origin & History
Amy
fem. proper name, from O.Fr. Amee, lit. "beloved," from fem. pp. of amer "to love," from L. amare, perhaps from PIE *am-a-, suffixed form of base *am-, a L. and Celt. root forming various nursery words for "mother, aunt," etc. (cf. L. amita "aunt").
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