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antony tudor

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Tu⋅dor

[too-der, tyoo-]
–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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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).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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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