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dux

[ duhks, dooks ]

noun

plural duces duxes
  1. British. the pupil who is academically first in a class or school.
  2. (in the later Roman Empire) a military chief commanding the troops in a frontier province.


dux

/ »åÊŒ°ì²õ /

noun

  1. (in Scottish and certain other schools) the top pupil in a class or school
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of dux1

1800–10; < Latin: literally, leader, noun derivative from base of »åÅ«³¦±ð°ù±ð to lead
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of dux1

Latin: leader
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Andy Dux, regional fisheries manager for Idaho Fish and Game, said there are fewer kokanee in Lake Pend Oreille this year, and as a result, more eagles flew to Lake Coeur d’Alene.

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“Bottom line, there are multiple factors that influence eagle abundance on Lake Coeur d’Alene that make it difficult to predict how many there will be from one year to the next,†Dux said.

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Last year, Spanish striker David Barral made football history when his move from Real Madrid to DUX International de Madrid was paid for using Bitcoin.

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After his own arrangement of the Kyrie from Josquin’s Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae, we hear Missy Mazzoli’s tribute to the same work — with a rhythmic gait that suggests both Minimalism and American folk dance.

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He took up acting in the 1950s at the Paris Conservatory, where one of his teachers, Pierre Dux, famously told him that his career as a leading man was doomed because of his looks.

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