O'Connell

[ oh-kon-l ]

/ oʊˈkɒn l /

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noun

Daniel, 1775–1847, Irish nationalist leader and orator.

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And so the “Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria” in this number earns it a spot on my list.
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That hers could be a scene in a David O. Russell film brings it to the next level.
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O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!
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D'o l'on peut aussy veoir, quelle esperance il y a de planter une belle chrestient par tels evangelistes.
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That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord.
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O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness?
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British Dictionary definitions for O'Connell

O'Connell

/ (əʊˈkɒnəl) /

noun

Daniel. 1775–1847, Irish nationalist leader and orator, whose election to the British House of Commons (1828) forced the acceptance of Catholic emancipation (1829)

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