Montagu
[ mon-tuh-gyoo ]
/ ˈmɒn təˌgyu /
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noun
Ashley Montague Francis Ashley Montagu, 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
Charles, 1st Earl of Halifax, 1661–1715, British statesman: prime minister 1714–15.
Lady Mary Wort·ley [wurt-lee], /ˈwɜrt li/, Mary Pierrepont, 1689–1762, English author.
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Montagu
/ (ˈmɒntəˌɡjuː) /
noun
Charles. See (Earl of) Halifax (def. 2)
Lady Mary Wortley. 1689–1762, English writer, noted for her Letters from the East (1763)
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