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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

Example Sentences

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Hsu, 61 years old, was a partner in Booz Allen Hamilton’s consumer practice and held leadership roles at Kraft and H.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Peltz in 2006 also won two seats on the board of H.J.

From Reuters • Sep. 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

Burden, in the barque Lauretta, for and on account of H.J.

From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael

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