JUKES

Meaning of JUKES in English

/joohks/ , n.

the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a 19th-century sociological study of the inheritance of feeble-mindedness and its correlation with social degeneracy. Cf. Kallikak .

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JUKES — ˈjüks noun ( plural jukes “ ; also jukeses -ksə̇z) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Jukes, fictitious name of a family …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUKES — Jukes BrE AmE dʒuːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JUKES — Jukes
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JUKES — Jukes
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JUKES — семья Джуксов Вымышленное имя, которым тюремный психолог Р. Дагейл [Dugale, Richard L.] (1841-1883) назвал реально существовавшую нью-йоркскую семью потомственных воров, насильников, …
JUKES — семья Джуксов Вымышленное имя, которым тюремный психолог Р. Дагейл [Dugale, Richard L.] (1841-1883) назвал реально существовавшую нью-йоркскую семью потомственных воров, …
JUKES — Jukes
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JUKES — Jukes
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JUKES, THE — () A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "Jukes" sisters, whose husbands were sons of a …
Английский словарь Webster
JUKES, THE — add. ·- a pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "jukes" sisters, whose husbands were sons of …
Webster English vocab
SANDERS, BARRY — born July 16, 1968, Wichita, Kan., U.S. U.S. football player. He attended Oklahoma State University, where he won the Heisman …
Английский словарь Британика
KALLIKAK — ˈkaləˌkak noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Kallikak, fictitious name of a family having one branch consisting mainly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUKEBOX — ˈjükˌbäks, chiefly southern US ˈju̇kˌ- or ˈjütˌ- noun or juke ( plural jukeboxes or jukes ) Etymology: Gullah juke, joog …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARWIN GLASS — noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: from Jukes- Darwin, mining field in western Tasmania : a group of glass objects …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KALLIKAK — /kal"i kak'/ , n. the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a sociological study: one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOSEVELT, EDITH — born August 6, 1861, Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. died September 30 1948, Oyster Bay, New York ne Edith Kermit Carow American …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOUNT VERNON — city, seat (1808) of Knox county, central Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Kokosing River, 45 miles (72 km) northeast …
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LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE
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BUDDY HOLLY'S RECORD COLLECTION
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JUKE — juke BrE AmE dʒuːk ▷ juked dʒuːkt ▷ jukes dʒuːks ▷ juking ˈdʒuːk ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SANDERS, BARRY — born July 16, 1968, Wichita, Kan., U.S. U.S. football player. He attended Oklahoma State University, where he won the Heisman …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KALLIKAKS — семья Калликак Вымышленная семья с признаками дегенеративности; описана трудах психологом Г. Годдардом [Goddard, Henry] в двух работах о проблемах слабоумия (1912, …
KALLIKAKS — семья Калликак Вымышленная семья с признаками дегенеративности; описана трудах психологом Г. Годдардом [Goddard, Henry] в двух работах о проблемах слабоумия …

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