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An⋅gus

[ang-guhs]
–noun
1. Formerly, Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
2. Aberdeen Angus.
3. a male given name.
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Angus 
masc. proper name, from Scot., related to Ir. Aonghus, a compound that may be rendered in Eng. as "one choice." Also the name of a county in Scotland, hence a breed of cattle associated with that region (1842).
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