rupert : Idioms & Phrases
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john rupert firth
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noun English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
Firth; J. R. Firth.
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keith rupert murdoch
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noun United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
Murdoch; Keith Rupert Murdoch.
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prince rupert
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noun English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
Rupert.
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rupert brooke
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noun English lyric poet (1887-1915)
Brooke.
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rupert murdoch
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noun United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
Murdoch; Keith Rupert Murdoch.
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rupert's drop
Ru"pert's drop`
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A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball , andglass tear .
