Emily

or Em·i·lie

[ em-uh-lee ]

/ ˈɛm ə li /

noun

a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”

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Definition for emily (2 of 2)

Hamilton

[ ham-uh l-tuh n ]

/ ˈhæm əl tən /

noun

Alexander,1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.

Alice,1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.

Edith,1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.

Lady Emma,Amy, or Emily, Lyon,1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.

Sir Ian Standish Mon·teith

[mon-teeth] /ˈmɒn tiθ/,1853–1947, British general.

Sir William,1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.

Sir William Rowan

[roh-uh n] /ˈroʊ ən/,1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.

former name of Churchill River.

Also called Grand River. a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 miles (965 km).

Mount, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 feet (1283 meters).

a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.

a city on central North Island, in New Zealand.

an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

a city in this district, SE of Glasgow.

a city in SW Ohio.

a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda.

a male given name.

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Example sentences from the Web for emily

The mother, Emily Kruse, was charged with obstructing justice and intimidating a witness.
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It was how Charlie recruited Mack (Emily Mortimer) to work at ACN in the first place.
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Emily Kinney told me that Beth and Dawn understood and respected each other on a certain level.
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Virginia Woolf loved Wuthering Heights and considered Emily Brontë superior to her sister Charlotte.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Dirty hands or not, surely Emily Herx is right in this case.
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Emily tells me that you are going to Scarrowby next month," he said afterwards to Sir Harry.
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite|Anthony Trollope
On the steps I saw Emily and her mother, both crying bitterly.
The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories|Grant Allen
She ceased, and after one glance at Emily's face, she cast down her eyes, and seemed to fall into thought.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851|Various
What she had said of the previous fire especially struck Emily now.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Ada and Isabel were inseparable, and it was astonishing how much Lucy and Emily had to say.
Isabel Leicester|Clotilda Jennings

British Dictionary definitions for emily (1 of 2)

Hamilton¹

/ (ˈhæməltən) /

noun

a port in central Canada, in S Ontario on Lake Ontario: iron and steel industry. Pop: 618 820 (2001)

a city in New Zealand, on central North Island. Pop: 129 300 (2004 est)

a town in S Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Pop: 48 546 (2001)

the capital and chief port of Bermuda. Pop: 3461 (2000)

the former name of Churchill (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for emily (2 of 2)

Hamilton²

/ (ˈhæməltən) /

noun

Alexander. ?1757–1804, American statesman. He was a leader of the Federalists and as first secretary of the Treasury (1789–95) established a federal bank

Lady Emma. ?1765–1815, mistress of Nelson

James, 1st Duke of Hamilton. 1606–49, Scottish supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War: defeated by Cromwell at the Battle of Preston and executed

Lewis (Carl) . born 1985, English racing driver; Formula One world champion (2008)

Richard. 1922–2011, British artist: a pioneer of the pop art style

Sir William Rowan. 1805–65, Irish mathematician: founded Hamiltonian mechanics and formulated the theory of quaternions

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Medical definitions for emily

Hamilton

[ hăm′əl-tən ]

Alice 1869-1970

American toxicologist and physician known for her research on occupational poisons and her book Industrial Poisons in the United States (1925).