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MONTAGU

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Overview

MONTAGU (noun)
  The noun MONTAGU has 1 sense:

1. United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)play

  Familiarity information: MONTAGU used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MONTAGU (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ashley Montagu; Montagu

Instance hypernyms:

anthropologist (a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)


 Context examples 


I am sure I knew nothing about him, except that he had originally been alone in the business, and now lived by himself in a house near Montagu Square, which was fearfully in want of painting; that he came very late of a day, and went away very early; that he never appeared to be consulted about anything; and that he had a dingy little black-hole of his own upstairs, where no business was ever done, and where there was a yellow old cartridge-paper pad upon his desk, unsoiled by ink, and reported to be twenty years of age.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)



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