Edward ( name origin )

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( ed′wẽrd )

Ed•ward

n.

[AS. Eadward, Eadweard < ead (see EDGAR) + weard, guardian, protector (see WARD, n.); hence, wealthy (or fortunate) guardian].

Masuline name: diminutives, Ed, Ned: equivalents. Fr. Edouard, G. Eduard, It. & Sp. Eduardo, Scand. Edvard.

n. Prince of Wales; 1330-1376; son of Edward III: called the Black Prince.

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  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    ecdysis

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    ( ek′di-sis )

    ec•dy•sis

    n.

    [Mod. L.; Gr. ekdysis a getting out; stripping < ekdyein to strip off; ek-, out of + dyein, to enter].

    In zoology, the shedding of an external skin layer or integument, as by snakes, insects, crustaceans, et cetera.

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    E b S

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    E b S

    east by south.

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    Eb

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    Eb

    In chemistry, erbium.

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