Munro

[muhn-roh]

noun

1. Alice (Laidlaw) born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.

2. H(ector) H(ugh) Saki, 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).

Munro

¹

/ mʌnˈrəʊ /

noun

1. Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work

2. H ( ector ) H ( ugh ), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)

Munro

²

/ mʌnˈrəʊ /

noun

1. mountaineering any separate mountain peak over 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

Word History and Origins

Origin of Munro¹

C20: named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891

Example Sentences

“When you try to integrate with the real world, ultimate control becomes harder,” Munro said.

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Pointing to recent corporate activity by global shipping lines and increased interest in transport assets from global infrastructure funds, analyst Ian Munro sees some probability of interest from a third party.

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Scott Munro, the president of the city’s detectives union, said his members were heartened to hear Tisch would remain in the job.

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On Tuesday, when asked why he tried to defend the episode of Panorama, Mr Munro replied: "I didn't."

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In contrast, Cave explains that Bunny Munro isn't autobiographical but there is some overlap between his life and that of his creation.

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