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It's strange because even in the vaudeville days, ventriloquists were never the main attraction. They were the guys brought out to stand in front of the curtain while sets were being changed. Ventriloquism wasn't even celebrated as an art until Edgar Bergen came along in the 1930s.
Jeff Dunham

Meaning of "Edgar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EDGAR

Edgar  [ˈɛdɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EDGAR

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conjunction
determiner
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Edgar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EDGAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Edgar

Edgar is a common name from Old English words ead + gar. Literally meaning "prosperity-spear" or "prosperous spearman." In Spanish it is accented Édgar.

Definition of Edgar in the English dictionary

The first definition of Edgar in the dictionary is 944–975 ad, king of Mercia and Northumbria and of England. Other definition of Edgar is ?1074–1107, king of Scotland, fourth son of Malcolm III. He overthrew his uncle Donald to gain the throne. Edgar is also David. born 1948, British dramatist, noted for political plays such as Destiny, Maydays, and Albert Speer : he adapted Nicholas Nickleby and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the RSC.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EDGAR

Eden
Eden Project
Edenic
edental
edentate
edentulate
edentulous
Edessa
Edgar Atheling
edge
edge tool
edgebone
edged
Edgehill
edgeless
edger
edgeways
edgewise
Edgeworth

WORDS THAT END LIKE EDGAR

agar
Ahmednagar
beggar
Bhavnagar
blood sugar
brown sugar
cigar
cougar
gar
Hagar
hangar
Jamnagar
sangar
segar
soft brown sugar
Srinagar
sugar
Trafalgar
vinegar
vulgar

Synonyms and antonyms of Edgar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Edgar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EDGAR

Find out the translation of Edgar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Edgar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Edgar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埃德加·
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Edgar
570 millions of speakers

English

Edgar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एडगर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إدغار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эдгар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Edgar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এডগার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Edgar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Edgar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Edgar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エドガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에드가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Edgar
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Edgar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எட்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एडगर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Edgar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Edgar
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Edgar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Едгар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Edgar
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Edgar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Edgar
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Edgar
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Edgar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Edgar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EDGAR»

The term «Edgar» is very widely used and occupies the 9.319 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EDGAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Edgar

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10 QUOTES WITH «EDGAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Edgar.
1
Dario Argento
I remember when I was very young, I had a fever - a long rheumatic fever in bed for four months. And in the days, I stayed alone with the maid. I only had my father's books with me. They were fantasy books about ghosts, and also books by Edgar Allen Poe that made a forever impression on me.
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Cathy Marie Buchanan
Edgar Degas's famous sculpture, 'Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,' served as my muse for 'The Painted Girls.' I came upon a television documentary on the work, and as someone who held the sculpture in high esteem and who largely considered ballet to be the high-minded pursuit of privileged young girls, I was struck by what I would learn.
3
Hilarie Burton
I've named a couple things after Edgar Allan Poe: the cat, and my garden upstate, where I only planted black flowers and purple flowers - and there's a raven statue.
4
Howie Carr
You know, back in the 1950s and '60s, when J. Edgar Hoover was making the FBI the respected organization it used to be, oftentimes they would find a fugitive and basically have his house surrounded, and then put out a press release saying he was on the top 10 most wanted list. And 10 minutes later, he'd be arrested.
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Alexander Cockburn
By 1967, J. Edgar Hoover had concluded that the Black Panther Party had replaced the Communist Party as the gravest threat to national security.
6
Johan Cruyff
Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour.
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Jeff Dunham
It's strange because even in the vaudeville days, ventriloquists were never the main attraction. They were the guys brought out to stand in front of the curtain while sets were being changed. Ventriloquism wasn't even celebrated as an art until Edgar Bergen came along in the 1930s.
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Jeff Dunham
I think there's a lot of, unfortunately, unfunny ventriloquists out there, so they've got a bad rap. It came after Edgar Bergen because everybody had a little cheeky boy dummy like Charlie McCarthy, and everybody decided to become a ventriloquist because Bergen had popularized it. He brought it back from the doldrums of vaudeville.
9
Giles Foden
Detective fiction could not have existed without Edgar Allan Poe.
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Henry Giroux
Angela Davis's legacy as a freedom fighter made her an enemy of the state under the increasingly neoliberal regimes of Nixon, Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover because she understood that the struggle for freedom was not only a struggle for political and individual rights but also for economic rights.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EDGAR»

Discover the use of Edgar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Edgar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records
Todeschi takes you on a journey to understanding how you are in charge of shaping your own destiny with additional instruction on how you can tap into your own records—your past lives, your present experiences, and your future—to create ...
Kevin J. Todeschi, 1998
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South Carolina: A History
The authoritative source for the Palmetto State's dramatic history.
Walter B. Edgar, 1998
3
Literary Theory and Criticism
Essential anthology of Poe's critical works reviews works by Dickens, Hawthorne, many others. Includes Theory of Poetry ("The Philosophy of Composition," "The Rationale of Verse," "The Poetic Principle"). Introduction.
Edgar Allan Poe, Leonard Cassuto, 1999
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Organizational Culture and Leadership
In addition, the book contains new information that reflects culture at different levels of analysis from national and ethnic macroculture to team-based microculture.
Edgar H. Schein, 2010
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Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography
Renowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horror, the author of "The Red Mask of Death," "The Black Cat," and "The Murders of the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allan Poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have ...
Arthur Hobson Quinn, 2011
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Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy
This biography of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), a giant of American literature who invented both the horror and detective genres, is a portrait of extremes: a disinherited heir, a brilliant but exploited author and editor, a man who veered ...
Jeffrey Meyers, 2000
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Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker: With Related Texts
In addition to the definitive UVA text of Brown's seminal novel, this edition includes an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary, and intellectual contexts.
Charles Brockden Brown, Philip Barnard, Stephen Shapiro, 2006
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Edgar, King of the English, 959-975: New Interpretations
A time for a full reassessment of his achievement is therefore long overdue, which the essays in this volume provide.
D. G. Scragg, 2008
9
Edgar Cayce on Angels, Archangels and the Unseen Forces
This book explores the powerful significance of Archangel Michael as given in the work of Edgar Cayce and through awe-inspiring messages that came through the Cayce readings.
Robert J. Grant, 1994
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Edgar Cayce's Predictions for the 21st Century
Dr. Mark Thurston takes an in-depth look at the Cayce predictions for earth changes, political upheaval, and the blossoming of a renewed humanity for the 21st century and beyond. (Supported by Nostradamus, The Hopi Indians and Irene Hughes ...
Mark A. Thurston, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EDGAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Edgar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chris Paul quotes Edgar Allan Poe to squash any DeAndre Jordan …
Between some excellent use of emojis, Blake Griffin sending out :fire: tweets and Paul using a Edgar Allan Poe mic drop, it was a good night of ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
2
Jenni Rivera Death: Edgar Valdez Villarreal 'La Barbie' Allegedly …
Fans of the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera wait to attend the memorial service at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City on ... «Latin Times, Jul 15»
3
TOWIE's Jessica Wright avoids bumping into Dan Edgar on a date …
The 29-year-old beauty looked lovely as she arrived to shoot for the day, but she almost bumped into co-stars Lauren Pope and Dan Edgar ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Hereford FC: Bulls fans 'United' once more at Edgar Street
Hereford FC expect to play in front of a capacity 5,000 Edgar Street crowd in this Saturday's first home friendly against FC United of Manchester. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
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Edgar Guterba
POLAND - Edgar L. Guterba, 83, died Sunday at The Assumption Village and Marion Living Center, North Lima, following a brief illness. «Morning Journal News, Jul 15»
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Zinedine Zidane, Edgar Davids and Omar Abdulrahman to take part …
Fans of the 2015 NAS Tournament have been given a bonus Suhour surprise when it was announced that the last day of the Ramadan event ... «The National, Jul 15»
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Edgar Wood
Mr. Edgar Dean (Pete) Wood, 80, lost a long battle with Dementia on July 29, 2014. He passed at home with his greatest cheerleader by his ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
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Edgar Bruno still looking for Al Shabab escape route as Jo signs
Edgar, 28, has been made surplus to requirements by the Hawks after they signed fellow Brazilian Jo. This followed an uncharacteristically ... «Sport360°, Jul 15»
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Peyton Reed Reveals Which Parts of 'Ant-Man' Were Edgar Wright's …
Replacing Edgar Wright on Ant-Man was never going to be an easy task. As director Peyton Reed recalls it, even he found himself wondering, ... «/FILM, Jul 15»
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'Ant Man' Movie Maintained Basic Premise Of Edgar Wright's Script …
Edgar Wright ditched "Ant Man" after a creative dispute with Marvel, but much of his original script made its way into the film, according to ... «Design & Trend, Jul 15»

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