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Morgan

1
[ mawr-guh n ]
/ ˈmɔr gən /
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noun

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

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Origin of Morgan

1
First recorded in 1865–70; named after the original sire owned by Justin Morgan (1747–98), a New England teacher

Definition for morgan (2 of 3)

Morgan

2
[ mawr-guh n ]
/ ˈmɔr gən /

noun

Definition for morgan (3 of 3)

De Morgan

[ di mawr-guh n ]
/ dɪ ˈmɔr gən /

noun

Augustus,1806–71, English mathematician and logician.
William Frend [frend] /frɛnd/, 1839–1917, English novelist and ceramist.
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British Dictionary definitions for morgan (1 of 2)

Morgan

1
/ (ˈmɔːɡən) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for morgan (2 of 2)

Morgan

2
/ (ˈmɔːɡən) /

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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Medicine definitions for morgan (1 of 2)

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.

Medicine definitions for morgan (2 of 2)

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.
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Science definitions for morgan

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.
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