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Mo⋅ghul

  [moh-guhl, -guhl, moh-guhl]
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–noun, adjective
Mogul (defs. 1, 2, 6).
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Mo⋅gul

  [moh-guhl, -guhl, moh-guhl]
–noun
1. any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. Compare Great Mogul.
2. any of their descendants.
3. (lowercase) an important, powerful, or influential person: a mogul of the movie industry.
4. a Mongol or Mongolian.
5. Railroads. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.
–adjective
6. of or pertaining to the Moguls or their empire.
Also, Moghul, Mughal (for defs. 1, 2, 6).

Origin:
1580–90; < Pers mughul Mongol
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Mo·ghul   (mŏŏ-gŭl')   
n.  Variant of Mogul.
Mo·gul   (mō'gəl, mō-gŭl')   
n.  

  1. also Mo·ghul (mŏŏ-gŭl', mō-) or Mu·ghal (mōō-gŭl')

    1. A member of the force that under Baber conquered India in 1526.

    2. A member of the Muslim dynasty founded by Baber that ruled India until 1857.

  2. A Mongol or Mongolian.

  3. mogul A very rich or powerful person; a magnate.


[Persian and Arabic muġul, from Mongolian Moṅgul.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

mogul  (2)
"elevation on a ski slope," 1961, probably from Scand. (cf. dial. Norw. mugje, fem. muga, "a heap, a mound"), or from southern Ger. dial. mugel in the same sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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