[mawrs] 
| 1. | Jed⋅i⋅di⋅ah [jed-i-dahy-uh] , 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse). |
| 2. | Samuel F(in⋅ley) B(reese) [fin-lee breez] , 1791–1872, U.S. artist and inventor: developer of the first successful telegraph in the U.S.; inventor of the most commonly used telegraphic code system. |
| 3. | Morse code. |
| 4. | a male given name, form of Maurice. |
| 5. | noting or pertaining to the Morse code or the system of communications using it. |
| 6. | pertaining to any code resembling the Morse code. |
| Morse (môrs) Pronunciation Key
American inventor who was a pioneer in the field of telegraphy and in 1844 introduced a telegraphic code for transmitting messages, which became known as Morse code. |
Jedidiah Morse
American Congregational minister and geographer, who was the author of the first textbook on American geography published in the United States, Geography Made Easy (1784). His geographical writings dominated the field in the United States until his death.
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