Purcell

American  

[pur-sel, pur-suhl] / pɜrˈsɛl, ˈpɜr səl /

noun

1. Edward Mills 1912–97, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1952.

2. Henry, 1658?–95, English composer.

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Purcell British  

/ ˈpɜːsəl /

noun

1. Edward Mills. 1912–97, US physicist, noted for his work on the magnetic moments of atomic nuclei: shared the Nobel prize for physics (1952)

2. Henry. ?1659–95, English composer, noted chiefly for his rhythmic and harmonic subtlety in setting words. His works include the opera Dido and Aeneas (1689), music for the theatrical pieces King Arthur (1691) and The Fairy Queen (1692), several choral odes, fantasias, sonatas, and church music

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Example Sentences

"There were embers falling everywhere. It was terrifying," cattle farmer Scott Purcell told ABC.

From Barron's

Price, 54, of Purcell Close, Grantham, was sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison term at Lincoln Crown Court earlier, having admitted four charges of fraud by false representation.

From BBC

“He doesn’t have a questioning note in his voice,” says Purcell Verdun, who owns Voicetrainer in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

He only told executive producer Tom Purcell at first.

From Los Angeles Times

Tilson Thomas started with Benjamin Britten’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell, better known as “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.”

From Los Angeles Times