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Anthony

American  
[an-tuh-nee, an-thuh-nee, an-thuh-nee, -tuh-] / ˈæn tə ni, ˈæn θə ni, ˈæn θə ni, -tə- /

noun

  1. Mark Antony.

  2. Saint, a.d. 251?–356?, Egyptian hermit: founder of Christian monasticism.

  3. Susan Brownell 1820–1906, U.S. reformer and suffragist.

  4. a first name: from Latin Antonius, a family name.


Anthony British  
/ ˈæntənɪ /

noun

  1. Saint. ?251–?356 ad , Egyptian hermit, commonly regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism. Feast day: Jan 17

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