Roberts

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Rob·erts

   [rob-erts]
noun
1.
Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
2.
Elizabeth Mad·ox  [mad-uhks] , 1886–1941, U.S. poet and novelist.
3.
Frederick Sleigh  [sley] , Earl (“Bobs Bahadur”), 1832–1914, British field marshal.
4.
Glenn (“Fireball”), 1929–64, U.S. racing-car driver.
5.
Kenneth (Lewis), 1885–1957, U.S. novelist and essayist.
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6.
Oral, born 1918, U.S. evangelist.
7.
Owen Jo·se·phus  [joh-see-fuhs] , 1875–1955, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1930–45.
8.
Richard John, born 1943, U.S. molecular biologist, born in England: Nobel prize 1993.
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Rob·ert

   [rob-ert]
noun
1.
Henry Mar·tyn  [mahr-tn] , 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
2.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “bright.”
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Roberts (ˈrɒbəts)
 
—n
1.  Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl. 1832--1914, British field marshal. He was awarded the Victoria Cross (1858) for his service during the Indian Mutiny and was commander in chief (1899--1900) in the second Boer War
2.  Julia. born 1967, US film actress; her films include Pretty Woman (1990), Notting Hill (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), which earned her an Academy Award, and Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

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