Eccles

¹

[ek-uhlz]

noun

1. Sir John Carew 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.

2. Marriner Stoddard 1890–1977, U.S. economist and banker.

eccles.

²

Or eccl.

abbreviation

1. ecclesiastic.

2. ecclesiastical.

Eccles.

³

Or Eccl.

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Ecclesiastes.

Eccles

¹

/ ˈɛkəlz /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Salford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 36 610 (2001)

Eccles

²

/ ˈɛkəlz /

noun

1. Sir John Carew. 1903–97, Australian physiologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology (1963) with A. L. Hodgkin and A. F. Huxley for their work on conduction of nervous impulses

Eccles.

³

abbreviation

1. Ecclesiastes

Example Sentences

Eccles is almost entirely unknown to the public, but he’s revered among economic policy wonks — which explains why his name is on the Fed headquarters building.

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Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over claims that she was late declaring a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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Labour MP for Worsley and Eccles Michael Wheeler said the crash was "unacceptable".

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A TfGM spokesperson said it "had received reports of a double-decker bus colliding with a bridge on Barton Road in Eccles".

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"Make it easy for them to find your best skills and achievements without having to wade through large blocks of waffly text," Chris Eccles says.

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