c conrad

Con·rad

[kon-rad]
noun
1.
Charles, Jr ( "Pete" ) 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
2.
Joseph ( Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski ) 1857–1924, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Poland.
3.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “counsel.”
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Conrad (ˈkɒnræd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857-- 1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)

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C conrad is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Conrad
male proper name, from O.H.G. Kuonrat, lit. "bold in counsel," from kuon "bold" + rat "counsel."
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CONRAD
Contraceptive Research and Development Program
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