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Pow⋅ell

[pou-uhl for 1, 4, 5; poh-uhl, pou- for 2, 3]
–noun
1. Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
2. Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.
3. Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950.
4. Co⋅lin [koh-lin, kol-in] , born 1937, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; Secretary of State 2001–05.
5. Earl (Bud), 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
6. John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.
7. Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.
8. Lake, an artificial reservoir on the border of SE Utah and NE Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam (Glen Canyon Dam) (completed 1964). 186 mi. (300 km) long.
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Powell, Earl Known as "Bud." 1924-1966.  
American jazz pianist and composer who was a key figure in the bop movement.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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