Elliott

[ el-ee-uh t, el-yuh t ]

/ ˈɛl i ət, ˈɛl yət /

noun

Herb(ert James),born 1938, Australian track athlete.

Also El·li·ot. a male given name, form of Elias.

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Example sentences from the Web for elliott

They opened for acts like Elliott Smith, Sloan, and Promise Ring.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age|Lauren Schwartzberg|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
New York medical examiner Dr. Elliott Gross instead ruled that he died of heart failure.
Before Eric Garner, There Was Michael Stewart: The Tragic Story of the Real-Life Radio Raheem|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She shares some of the inspiration for that shoot, and offers up a version of Elliott Smith as colorful, whimsical and playful.
‘Heaven Adores You’ Is More Celebratory Than Salacious About Elliott Smith|Rachel Kramer Bussel|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What you remember him from: Elliott played the lead in the military court procedural JAG for 10 seasons on CBS.
The Most Random Old TV Stars to Appear on ‘Mad Men’|Kevin Fallon|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I actually just got an email from the director Stephan [Elliott] because they were here with that film in Cannes 20 years ago.
The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’|Richard Porton|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joe remained in good spirits, for had not Mr. Elliott befriended him?
Quintus Oakes|Charles Ross Jackson
And now Elliott, adorable Elliott, was to be marooned in this uncharted district for a whole year.
The Camerons of Highboro|Beth B. Gilchrist
He said he knew Mr. Elliott by sight, and esteemed it greatly that he should extend information to him.
Quintus Oakes|Charles Ross Jackson
I think Mr. Elliott is a very nice young man, don't you, Isabel?
Isabel Leicester|Clotilda Jennings
Corporal Elliott, while we are attending to the prisoners you go on ahead and reconnoiter.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)|John McElroy

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