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BRADY

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Bra⋅dy

[brey-dee]
–noun
1. James Buchanan (“Diamond Jim”), 1856–1917, U.S. financier, noted for conspicuously extravagant living.
2. Mathew B., 1823?–96, U.S. photographer, esp. of the Civil War.
3. a male given name.

brady-

a combining form meaning “slow,” used in the formation of compound words: bradytelic.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of bradýs slow, heavy
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Bra·dy   (brā'dē)   
American financier and philanthropist who gained his nickname because of his attraction to diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle.
Brady, Mathew B. 1823-1896.  


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American pioneer photographer who was famous for his portraits and was appointed official Union photographer of the Civil War in 1861.
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brady- pref.
Slow: bradycardia.

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