CORRIGAN

Meaning of CORRIGAN in English

/kawr"i geuhn, kor"-/ , n.

Mairead /meuh rayd"/ , born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel peace prize 1976.

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CORRIGAN — Corrigan BrE AmE ˈkɒr ɪɡ ə n -əɡ- AmE \ ˈkɔːr- ˈkɑːr-
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CORRIGAN — Classification: Town Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1721 Total Housing Units (2000): 734 Land Area (square meters): 4767965 …
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CORRIGAN — [Folklore] In the folklore of Brittany, a female fairy. She is said to have been one of the ancient druidesses, …
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CORRIGAN, SIR DOMINIC JOHN — born Dec. 1, 1802, Dublin, Ire. died Feb. 1, 1880, Dublin Irish physician. He wrote several reports on heart diseases; …
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CORRIGAN PULSE — ˈkȯrə̇gən- noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Sir Dominic J. Corrigan died 1880 Irish physician, who described it : a …
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MCAULIFFE, CHRISTA CORRIGAN — born Sept. 2, 1948, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 28, 1986, in-flight, off Cape Canaveral, Fla. ne Sharon Christa Corrigan …
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CORRIGAN-MAGUIRE, MAIRAD — born Jan. 27, 1944, Belfast, N.Ire. Mairad Corrigan-Maguire, 1977. Northern Irish social worker who, with Betty Williams, founded the Community …
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CORRIGAN, SIR DOMINIC JOHN, BARONET — born Dec. 1, 1802, Dublin died Feb. 1, 1880, Dublin Irish physician and author of several reports on diseases of …
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CORRIGAN, SIR DOMINIC JOHN — born Dec. 1, 1802, Dublin, Ire. died Feb. 1, 1880, Dublin Irish physician. He wrote several reports on heart diseases; …
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
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JOHN
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WATER-HAMMER PULSE — noun see corrigan pulse
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WATER-HAMMER — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: water hammer of water : to strike with a hammering sound against the walls of …
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SCANDAL — I. ˈskand ə l, -aan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, offense, from Greek skandalon — …
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MISSIONARY — I. ˈmishəˌnerē, -ri adjective Etymology: New Latin missionarius, from mission-, missio mission + Latin -arius -ary — more at mission …
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LAPSED — I. adjective Etymology: from past participle of lapse (II) 1. : surrendered or nullified because of failure to meet stipulated …
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GRACE
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WILLIAMS, BETTY — born May 22, 1943, Belfast, N.Ire. Betty Williams, left, leads a march of the Northern Ireland Peace Campaign in London …
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DUBLIN
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BLACKWOOD, CAROLINE — born July 16, 1931, Northern Ireland died Feb. 14, 1996, New York, N.Y., U.S. in full Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood …
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YOURSELF
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WEIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a weight problem (= the problem of being too fat ) ▪ Patients with …
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WATCHMAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES night watchman COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN night ▪ Being a night watchman had its …
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URGE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES irresistible urge ▪ I was overcome by an irresistible urge to cry. resist the …
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STABLE
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RESIST — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES resist sb’s charm (= not allow yourself to be influenced by someone’s charm ) ▪ …
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PARAPET — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As he reached the foot of the bleak stone steps, a single gunman opened fire …
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OVER
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LOW
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LOOK
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FEEL
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