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George

Pronunciation: /dʒɔːdʒ/

The English word “George” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
  2. A coin bearing King George's profile.
  3. A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.

proper noun

  1. The autopilot of an aircraft.
  2. Generic name for a Pullman porter.

Etymology

Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference…

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