Maury
[ mawr-ee, mor-ee ]
/ ˈmɔr i, ˈmɒr i /
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noun
Matthew Fon·taine [fon-teyn, fon-teyn], /fɒnˈteɪn, ˈfɒn teɪn/, 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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British Dictionary definitions for Maury
Maury
/ (ˈmɔːrɪ) /
noun
Matthew Fontaine. 1806–73, US pioneer hydrographer and oceanographer
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Scientific definitions for Maury
Maury
[ môr′ē ]
American naval officer and oceanographer who charted the currents and winds of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and wrote the pioneering book Physical Geography of the Sea (1855).
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