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    H.J.
    abbreviation
    here lies.
  • HJ
    HJ
    abbreviation
    hic jacet

H.J.

American  

abbreviation

  1. here lies.


HJ British  

abbreviation

  1. hic jacet

"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

Etymology

Origin of H.J.

From Latin hīc jacet


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Prior to that, the Maryland native worked at Kraft Foods, H.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Luxembourg-based investment manager Artal bought WeightWatchers from then H.J.

From Reuters ● May 11, 2023

Michael Russell, 56, has felt “the tension of low expectations” while leading H.J.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021

The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2021

When, however, it was known that Theodore had some grounds for thinking that he had not been treated with full courtesy, Mr H.J.

From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston

A year later, he formed a charity with Sir Anthony O'Reilly, the former Ireland rugby player who at the time was president of Pittsburgh-based food giant HJ Heinz.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

He called in the smoke Aug. 5 that would mark a permanent turning point for the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, one of the most closely studied forests in the world.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

Great interview and story, and kudos to HJ not ducking the tough questions.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018

He gave $125,000 through HJK LLC, a company registered to Kalikow’s firm HJ Kalikow and Co.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2016

The Place hi was nearer to the Lens MN than the Place HJ by an Inch and an half.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Sir Isaac Newton

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