Morgan

[mawr-guh n]

noun

one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.

Origin of Morgan

First recorded in 1865–70; named after the original sire owned by Justin Morgan (1747–98), a New England teacher

Morgan

[mawr-guh n]

noun

Charles Lang·bridge

[lang-brij] /ˈlæŋˌbrɪdʒ/, 1894–1958, English novelist and critic.

Daniel,1736–1802, American Revolutionary general.

Sir Henry,1635?–88, Welsh buccaneer in the Americas.

John Hunt,1826–64, Confederate general in the American Civil War.

J(ohn) P(ier·pont)

[peer-pont] /ˈpɪər pɒnt/, 1837–1913, U.S. financier and philanthropist.

his sonJohn Pierpont,1867–1943, U.S. financier.

Julia,1872–1957, U.S. architect.

Lewis Henry,1818–81, U.S. ethnologist and anthropologist.

Thomas Hunt,1866–1945, U.S. zoologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1933.

a male or female given name.

De Morgan

[di mawr-guh n]

noun

Augustus,1806–71, English mathematician and logician.

William Frend

[frend] /frɛnd/, 1839–1917, English novelist and ceramist.

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Examples from the Web for morgan

Contemporary Examples of morgan

In October, news broke that Regal hired Morgan Stanley to explore a possible sale.
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Asawin Suebsaeng
December 19, 2014
So what we know of Morgan in the past might not be how is in the present.
‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times Ahead
Melissa Leon
December 2, 2014
The other thing everyone is really excited about is the return of Morgan.
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Melissa Leon
December 2, 2014
Morgan hopefully has a beloved support network, and of course a large fan base to cheer him on.
Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury
Jean Kim
November 20, 2014
In particular, a video of an apparently inebriated Morgan has embarrassed supporters of the referendum.
Ganja Vs. Geezers in the Sunshine State
Ben Jacobs
November 3, 2014

Historical Examples of morgan

Mrs. Morgan gave Robert a reception as warm as her husband had done.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
"He certainly is not lacking in audacity," thought Mr. Morgan.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
"I suspect that I have been deceived," said Mr. Morgan, gravely.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Besides, Mr. Morgan offered to resign his seat in the House of Commons in his favor.
The Grand Old Man
Richard B. Cook
At length he came on Morgan, with two regiments and a body guard of one hundred men.
Ridgeway
Scian Dubh

British Dictionary definitions for morgan

Morgan

noun

an American breed of small compact saddle horse

Word Origin for Morgan

C19: named after Justin Morgan (1747–98), American owner of the original sire

Morgan

noun

Edwin (George). (1920–2010), Scottish poet, noted esp for his collection The Second Life (1968) and his many concrete and visual poems; appointed Scottish national poet 2004

Sir Henry. 1635–88, Welsh buccaneer, who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English

John Pierpont. 1837–1913, US financier, philanthropist, and art collector

(Hywel) Rhodri (ˈrɒdrɪ). born 1939, Welsh Labour politician; first minister of Wales (2000–09)

Thomas Hunt. 1866–1945, US biologist. He formulated the chromosome theory of heredity. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1933

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Word Origin and History for morgan

Morgan

surname, a very old Celtic name. As a type of horse, 1840, named for Justin Morgan (1747-1798), Vermont horse-breeder and music teacher; the breed was developed from a stallion he owned.

morgan in Medicine

morgan

[môr′gən]

n.

A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome based on the frequency with which the genes cross over; one unit equals a theoretical crossover value of 100 percent between two loci.

Morgan

Thomas Hunt 1866-1945

American biologist. He won a 1933 Nobel Prize for establishing the chromosome theory of heredity by his studies of the fruit fly Drosophila.

morgan in Science

Morgan

[môr′gən]Thomas Hunt 1866-1945

American zoologist whose experiments with fruit flies demonstrated that hereditary traits are carried by genes on chromosomes and that traits can cross over from one chromosome to another. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1933.