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Tu⋅dor

  [too-der, tyoo-]
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–noun
1. Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
2. David (Eugene), 1926–1996, U.S. pianist and composer.
3. Mary. Mary I.
4. a member of the royal family that ruled in England from 1485 to 1603.
–adjective
5. pertaining or belonging to the English royal house of Tudor.
6. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the periods of the reigns of the Tudor sovereigns: Tudor architecture.
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Tu·dor 1   (tōō'dər, tyōō'-)   
English ruling dynasty (1485-1603), including Henry VII and his descendants Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.
Tu·dor 2   (tōō'dər, tyōō'-)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the royal house of Tudor.
    1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the period of the Tudors.
    2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an architectural style derived from this period, having exposed beams as a typical feature.
Tudor, Antony 1909-1987.  
British-born American dancer and choreographer known for his psychological ballets, such as Undertow (1945) and The Leaves Are Fading (1975).
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Tudor

Tu"dor\, a. Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth.

Tudor style (Arch.), the latest development of Gothic architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the walls.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Tudor 
1779, from Welsh surname Tewdwr, used of the line of Eng. sovereigns from Henry VII to Elizabeth I, descended from Owen Tudor, who married Catherine, widowed queen of Henry V. Applied from 1815 to a style of architecture prevalent during these reigns. The name is the Welsh form of Theodore.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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