GEORGE - Definition

Meaning of GEORGE

Pronunciation:		jorj
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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	Synonyms:	Saint George, St George

	See Also:	martyr

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\George\, n. [F. George, or Georges, a proper name, fr. Gr. ? husbandman, laborer; ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? to work; akin to E. work. See {Work}.] 1. A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See {Garter}. 2. A kind of brown loaf. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	Charles Hamblin, 1957. One of the earliest programming languages, stack-oriented, used reverse Polish notation. Implemented on the English Electric DEUCE. "GEORGE: A Semi-Translation Programming Scheme for the DEUCE, Programming and Operations Manual", C. L. Hamblin, U New S Wales (1958). "Computer Languages", C.L. Hamblin, Aust J Sci 20(5):135-139 (Dec 1957) and Aust Comp J 17(4):195-198 (Nov 1985).

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