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Edgar

1

[ ed-ger ]

noun

  1. an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.


Edgar

2

[ ed-ger ]

noun

  1. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “spear.”

Edgar

/ ˈɛɡə /

noun

  1. Edgar944975MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 944–975 ad , king of Mercia and Northumbria (957–975) and of England (959–975)
  2. Edgar?10741107MScottishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?1074–1107, king of Scotland (1097–1107), fourth son of Malcolm III. He overthrew his uncle Donald to gain the throne
  3. EdgarDavid1948MBritishTHEATRE: dramatist David. born 1948, British dramatist, noted for political plays such as Destiny (1976), Maydays (1983), and Albert Speer (1999): he adapted (1980) Nicholas Nickleby and (1991) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the RSC
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Edgar1

First recorded in 1945–50; named after Edgar Allan Poe
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The ex-president even debated a secret plan to suspend the Fourth Amendment and make nationwide mass arrests, a proposal eventually vetoed by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

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The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar Charles Frederick, died on Thursday after being struck in the accident on a main road in the capital, Nairobi.

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A brick wall collapsed in Edgar Reynoso’s backyard, but the rest of his home was relatively untouched by the strong winds.

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Claire Edgar, executive director of adults, wellbeing and health partnerships at Surrey County Council, also apologised.

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"We cannot rule out some kind of provocation. That is why Latvian and foreign security authorities are on high alert," Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said on Wednesday.

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