noun
Idioms 1.
a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
2.
3.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter G.
4.
British Slang. an automatic pilot on an airplane.
5.
by George!, Chiefly British Informal. (an exclamation used to express astonishment, approval, etc.)
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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gə noun
1.
David Lloyd, Lloyd George, David.
2.
Henry, 1839–97, U.S. economist: advocate of a single tax.
3.
5.
a lake in E New York. 36 miles (58 km) long.
6.
a river in NE Quebec, Canada, flowing N from the Labrador border to Ungava Bay. 350 miles (563 km) long.
7.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “farmer.”
George I
noun
1.
1660–1727, king of England 1714–27.
2.
1845–1913, king of Greece 1863–1913.
George II
noun
1.
1683–1760, king of England 1727–60 (son of George I).
2.
1890–1947, king of Greece 1922–23 and 1935–47.
George III
noun
1738–1820, king of England 1760–1820 (grandson of George II).
George IV
noun
1762–1830, king of England 1820–30 (son of George III).
George V
noun
1865–1936, king of England 1910–36 (son of Edward VII).
George VI
noun
1895–1952, king of England 1936–1952 (second son of George V; brother of Edward VIII).
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George1 (dʒɔːdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | David Lloyd. See Lloyd George |
| 2. | Sir Edward (Alan John), known as Eddie. born 1938, British economist, governor of the Bank of England (1993--2003) |
| 3. | Henry. 1839--97, US economist: advocated a single tax on land values, esp in Progress and Poverty (1879) |
| 4. | Saint. died ?303 |
| 5. | Stefan (Anton) (ˈʃtɛfan). 1868--1933, German poet and aesthete. Influenced by the French Symbolists, esp Mallarmé and later by Nietzsche, he sought for an idealized purity of form in his verse. He refused Nazi honours and went into exile in 1933 |
| George2 (dʒɔːdʒ) | |
| —n | |
| informal (Brit) the automatic pilot in an aircraft | |
| [C20: originally a slang name for an airman] | |
| George I | |
| —n | |
| 1660--1727, first Hanoverian king of Great Britain and Ireland (1714--27) and elector of Hanover (1698--1727). His dependence in domestic affairs on his ministers led to the emergence of Walpole as the first prime minister | |
| George II | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 1683--1760, king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover (1727--60); son of George I. His victory over the French at Dettingen (1743) in the War of the Austrian Succession was the last appearance on a battlefield by a British king |
| 2. | 1890--1947, king of Greece (1922--24; 1935--47). He was overthrown by the republicans (1924) and exiled during the German occupation of Greece (1941--45) |
| George III | |
| —n | |
| 1738--1820, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760--1820) and of Hanover (1814--20). During his reign the American colonies were lost. He became insane in 1811, and his son acted as regent for the rest of the reign | |
| George IV | |
| —n | |
| 1762--1830, king of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover (1820--30); regent (1811--20). His father (George III) disapproved of his profligate ways, which undermined the prestige of the crown, and of his association with the Whig opposition | |
| George V | |
| —n | |
| 1865--1936, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India (1910--36) | |
| George VI | |
| —n | |
| 1895--1952, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936--52) and emperor of India (1936--47). The second son of George V, he succeeded to the throne after the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII | |
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Word Origin & History
George
male personal name, from L. Georgius, from Gk. Georgios "husbandman, farmer," from ge "earth" + ergon "work" (see urge (v.)). The name introduced in England by the Crusaders (a vision of St. George played a key role in the First Crusade), but not common until after the Hanoverian
succession (18c.); so also Georgian (1855) in reference to the reigns of the first four king Georges (1714-1830). St. George began to be recognized as patron of England in time of Edward III, perhaps because of his association with the Order of the Garter (see garter). His feast day, April 23, was made a holiday in 1222. The legend of his combat with the dragon is first found in "Legenda Aurea" (13c.). The exclamation by (St.) George! is recorded from 1598.
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George III definition
The king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War. He was known for insisting on royal privilege. The stubbornness of George and of his government officials is often blamed for the loss of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. In Britain itself, however, prosperity increased greatly while he was king, and Canada and India were made British possessions.
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george definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
GEORGE definition
languageOne of the earliest programming languages, developed by Charles Hamblin in 1957. GEORGE was a stack oriented language, using reverse Polish notation. It was implemented on the English Electric DEUCE.
["GEORGE: A Semi-Translation Programming Scheme for the DEUCE, Programming and Operations Manual", C. L. Hamblin, U New S Wales, 1958].
["Computer Languages", C.L. Hamblin, Aust J Sci 20(5):135-139, Dec 1957 and Aust Comp J 17(4):195-198, Nov 1985]
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george
king of Bohemia from 1458. As head of the conservative Utraquist faction of Hussite Protestants, he established himself as a power when Bohemia was still under Habsburg rule, and he was thereafter unanimously elected king by the estates. A nationalist and Hussite king of a prosperous state, he incurred the enmity of the papacy and Bohemia's Roman Catholic neighbours, which finally destroyed his power
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