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Definition of moore; in English English dictionary
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- American scholar and poet who wrote the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (1823). Irish writer whose works include poetry, drama, criticism, and novels, such as Esther Waters (1894). British philosopher whose theories, presented in Principia Ethica (1903) and other works, influenced 20th-century epistemology and linguistic analysis. British sculptor whose works, mostly semiabstract human figures, are characterized by smooth organic forms. American poet whose descriptive works, published in Poems (1921), Complete Poems (1967), and other collections, are characterized by wit, irony, and unconventional meter. Irish romantic poet. Many of his nostalgic and patriotic lyrics, such as "The Minstrel Boy," were set to traditional Irish tunes. Grimké Sarah Moore and Grimké Angelina Emily Kennedy Edward Moore David John Moore Cornwell Moore Archie Moore Brian Moore Clement Clarke Moore Ely Moore George Edward Moore Henry Moore Marianne Craig Moore Mary Tyler Moore Stanford Moore Thomas Carry Moore Vinson Frederick Moore Walton Samuel Moore
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- An English and Irish surname similarly derived
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- {i} family name; Brian Moore (1921-1999), Irish-born novelist; Demi Moore (born 1962 as Demi Guines), USA film actress; Dudley Stuart John Moore (born 1935), British film actor comedian and composer
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- Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor
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- United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
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- British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986) United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852) English philosopher (1873-1958) English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
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- English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
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- Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852)
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- United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)
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- English philosopher (1873-1958)
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- British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)