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Cecil

American  
[ses-uhl, sis-, see-suhl] / ˈsɛs əl, ˈsɪs-, ˈsi səl /

noun

  1. (Edgar Algernon) Robert 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.

  2. Robert 1st Earl of Salisburyand1st Viscount Cecil of Cranborne, 1563–1612, British statesman (son of William Cecil).

  3. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-. Salisbury.

  4. William 1st Baron Burghley or Burleigh, 1520–98, British statesman: adviser to Elizabeth I.

  5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blind.”


Cecil British  
/ ˈsɛsəl, ˈsɪs- /

noun

  1. Lord David. 1902–86, English literary critic and biographer

  2. Robert. See (3rd Marquess of) Salisbury 2

  3. William. See (William Cecil) Burghley

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to court documents, PC Cecil Ricardo, from Cheshire Police, said he had just left the station when he saw Pickford's blue Lamborghini Urus complete with personalised number plates.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Her uncle was Cecil B. DeMille, the powerful film director, and Agnes had grown up wanting to be an actor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Cecil, Linda and their seven children connected with the rich sounds of each culture they passed through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

As they retreated from music into grief, their Uncle Bob stepped in to help them finish what his brother Cecil had started — the Womack Sisters’ first album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Cecil opened his mouth to pop his ears.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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