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Jeffrey

[ jef-ree ]

noun

  1. Francis Lord Jeffrey, 1773–1850, Scottish jurist, editor, and critic.
  2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “divine peace.”


Jeffrey

/ ˈɛڰɪ /

noun

  1. JeffreyFrancis, Lord17731850MScottishLAW: judgeWRITING: literary critic Francis, Lord. 1773–1850, Scottish judge and literary critic. As editor of the Edinburgh Review (1803–29), he was noted for the severity of his criticism of the romantic poets, esp 51Թsworth
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Jeffrey Young: When you’re skating, you’re not thinking about life’s ups and downs.

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Jeffrey Abramson, professor emeritus of government and law at the University of Texas, agreed that the administration “seems prepared to defy a federal court order and provoke a constitutional crisis.”

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“The city’s conscious decisions to leave its reservoir dry and its power on are simply unforgivable,” said Jeffrey Boozell, another attorney for the plaintiffs.

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Some appear in the game, including Jeffrey Wright’s reprising of his character Isaac for the show.

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