Peabody
Americannoun
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Elizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.
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Endicott, 1857–1944, U.S. educator.
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George, 1795–1869, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist in England.
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a city in NE Massachusetts.
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"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Example Sentences
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One of these—Kidder, Peabody & Co.—helped bankroll the next great innovation that changed investing: the telephone.
God, I feel like Mr. Peabody from ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle,’” she adds with a laugh.
From Los Angeles Times
The show ended in 2006, having earned a handful of Emmy and Peabody Awards.
From Los Angeles Times
The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series championed books and reading for 155 episodes during its original run, becoming one of the longest-running children’s programs ever.
From Los Angeles Times
He followed that in 2010 with the Peabody Award-winning “If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise.”
From Salon
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