Ogden

[ awg-duhn, og- ]

noun
  1. Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.

  2. a city in N Utah.

  1. a male given name.

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How to use Ogden in a sentence

  • On the day of his appointment, he was dressed as the ordinary business man about to take the train for Ogden or points west.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • Frank proceeded to Ogden, Utah, where he spent three days in sight-seeing.

    Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. Standish
  • I traveled with her from Ogden, and she left me a moment before you observed her.

    Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. Standish
  • Emma Abbott was warned that the stage in the concert hall of the town of Ogden was bitterly cold.

    Memoirs of an American Prima Donna | Clara Louise Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for Ogden

Ogden

/ (ˈɒɡdən) /


noun
  1. C (harles) K (ay). 1889–1957, English linguist, who, with I. A. Richards, devised Basic English

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