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EDGAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
Context examples:
And the Ismays and the Chrysties (or rather Hubert Auerbach and Mr. Chrystie's wife) and Edgar Beaver, whose hair they say turned cotton-white one winter afternoon for no good reason at all.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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