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Harvey
[ hahr-vee ]
noun
- William, 1578–1657, English physician: discoverer of the circulation of the blood.
- a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “army” and “battle.”
Harvey
/ ˈhɑːvɪ /
noun
- HarveyWilliam15781657MEnglishMEDICINE: physician William. 1578–1657, English physician who discovered the mechanism of blood circulation, expounded in On the motion of the heart (1628)
Harvey
/ här′vē /
- English physician and physiologist who in 1628 demonstrated the function of the heart and the circulation of blood throughout the human body.
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The latest novel from Samantha Harvey is truly superb, but left its reviewer at a loss for how to describe it.
Sanders stepped in legal hot water, however, when the company auctioned off the original coffin of Lee Harvey Oswald in late 2010.
Anyone who watches Milk is bound to be moved by the injustice suffered by the gay community and the courage of Harvey Milk.
Although you did cover some PJ Harvey songs in Strange Days.
It was Kathryn Bigelow who directed that, and she is who hipped me to PJ Harvey.
"Warn the men, and arrange tanks and chutes accordingly; for Harvey Cheyne is in a hurry, a hurry—hurry," sang the wires.
Harvey Cheyne's wife, she was sick back, an' we did n't want to jounce her.
Thomas Harvey, a distinguished officer in the British navy, died at Bermuda, aged 65.
Hayle Harbour was a branch of it, and he now suggested to Mr. Henry Harvey methods for deepening and improving it.
William Harvey, an English physician, died; celebrated as the discoverer of the circulation of the blood.
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