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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Tay•lor (tā′lər),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale), 1906–90, English historian.
Bay•ard (bī′ərd, bā′-),USA pronunciation (James Bayard), 1825–78, U.S. poet, novelist, and travel writer.- Biographical Brook, 1685–1731, English mathematician.
- Biographical Cecil (Percival), born 1933, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Biographical David Watson, 1864–1940, U.S. naval architect.
- Biographical Edward, 1644?–1729, American physician, clergyman, and poet; born in England.
- Biographical Edward Thompson ("Father Taylor''), 1793–1871, U.S. Methodist clergyman.
- Biographical Frederick Winslow, 1856–1915, U.S. industrial engineer.
- Biographical Jeremy, 1613–67, English prelate and theological writer.
- Biographical John W., 1784–1854, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1820–21, 1825–27.
- Biographical (Joseph) Deems, 1885–1966, U.S. composer, music critic, and author.
- Biographical Maxwell (Davenport), 1901–87, U.S. army general and diplomat: chief of staff 1955–59;
chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1962–64. - Biographical Myron Charles, 1874–1959, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, and diplomat.
Paul (Bel•ville) (bel′vil),USA pronunciation born 1930, U.S. dancer and choreographer.Peter (Hills•man) (hilz′mən),USA pronunciation 1917–94, U.S. short-story writer, novelist, and playwright.- Biographical Robert Lewis, born 1912, U.S. biographer, humorist, and newspaperman.
- Biographical Tom, 1817–80, English playwright and editor.
- Biographical Zachary ("Old Rough and Ready''), 1784–1850, 12th president of the U.S. 1849–50: major general during the Mexican War and commander of the army of the Rio Grande 1846.
- Place Namesa city in SE Michigan. 77,568.
- Place Namesa town in central Texas. 10,619.
- a male or female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Taylor /ˈteɪlə/ n - A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale). 1906–90, British historian whose many works include The Origins of the Second World War (1961)
- Brook. 1685–1731, English mathematician, who laid the foundations of differential calculus
- Dame Elizabeth. 1932–2011, US film actress, born in England: films include National Velvet (1944), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly Last Summer (1959), and Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for both of which she won Oscars
- Frederick Winslow. 1856–1915, US engineer, who pioneered the use of time and motion studies to increase efficiency in industry
- Jeremy. 1613–67, English cleric, best known for his devotional manuals Holy Living (1650) and Holy Dying (1651)
- Zachary. 1784–1850, 12th president of the US (1849–50); hero of the Mexican War
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