tr.
T.R.1
- in the time of the king.
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Origin of T.R.1
From the Latin word tempore rēgis
T.R.2
- Roosevelt, Theodore.
- tons registered.
- trust receipt.
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Roosevelt
[roh-zuh-velt, -vuh lt, rohz-velt, -vuh lt; spelling pronunciation roo-zuh-velt]
- (Anna) Eleanor,1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Edith Kermit Carow,1861–1948, U.S. First Lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).
- Franklin Del·a·no [del-uh-noh] /ˈdɛl əˌnoʊ/, FDR, 1882–1945, 32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45.
- TheodoreTeddyT.R., 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel Peace Prize 1906.
- Rio. Formerly Río da Duvida. a river flowing N from W Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
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Contemporary Examples
In that vein, Burns and Ward stress how TR, ER, and FDR “overcame … the traumas of their childhoods” and young adult lives.
But after winning a landslide election in his own right, TR unwisely said he would not run for a third term.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDRJohn Avlon
September 9, 2014
TR and FDR were both reformers in that sense - and they were both progressives.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDRJohn Avlon
September 9, 2014
When TR again pursued the presidency in 1912 as leader of the Progressive Party, FDR identified with his cause.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDRJohn Avlon
September 9, 2014
TR reinvigorated the office after a succession of grey presidents with his unself-conscious energy, idealism and determination.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDRJohn Avlon
September 9, 2014
Historical Examples
The same form of the ablative at Tr V ii 20 'pleno de mare'.
His translation of the of Aristides is mentioned by Ovid, Tr.
The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsGeorge Middleton
He committed his MS. to the flames, but copies were in the hands of friends; Tr.
The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsGeorge Middleton
In this case, it is to be used with an equal part of the tr.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing ArtB. L. Hill
The only one who escaped was the good and beautiful mother of Tr.
In The Days of GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown
tr1
- treasurer
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tr2
- Turkey
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TR
- Turkey (international car registration)
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Roosevelt
- (Anna) Eleanor . 1884–1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945–52)
- her husband, Franklin Delano (ˈdɛləˌnəʊ), known as FDR . 1882–1945, 32nd president of the US (1933–45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II
- Theodore . 1858–1919, 26th president of the US (1901–09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war
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tr.
- transitive
- translated
- music trill
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Word Origin and History for tr
Roosevelt
the family in America originally bore the name Van Roosevelt, "of the field of roses," descriptive of their estates in Holland. Claes Martenszen Van Rosenvelt, born August 1649, emigrated to New Amsterdam. His son (1653) and all his descendants dropped the "Van." Related: Rooseveltian.
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tr
- tincture
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