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Definition of Hughes
1. Noun. English poet (born in 1930).
2. Noun. United States writer (1902-1967).
3. Noun. United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976).
Generic synonyms: Aeronaut, Airman, Aviator, Flier, Flyer, Film Maker, Film Producer, Filmmaker, Movie Maker, Industrialist
4. Noun. United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948).
Definition of Hughes
1. Proper noun. (surname Welsh and English patronymic from=given names dot=) derived from the given name Hugh. ¹
2. Proper noun. A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Hughes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"World's 267-9 О 14 '16 Charles E. hughes as a political figure. ... 7-8 N 4 '16
For and against Justice hughes. Lit Digest 52: 1619-20 JP 3 '16 593-5 S 9 ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"His father was John hughes (1790-1857) Tom spent almost all his years up to early
... Tom hughes describes this school as being before its time in the ..."
3. Pennsylvania Archivesby Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1878)
"1772, March 19, hughes, Ann, and John Robinson. 1736, Sept. 16, hughes, Bryan,
and Mary ... 1801, March 31, hughes, Rachel, and William Lukins Potts. ..."
4. The Law Reports by Great Britain Court of Chancery, George Wirgman Hemming (1872)
"Henry hughes died in 1871, leaving his widow, Eleanor hughes, and seven children,
all of whom attained twenty-one, surviving. The suit was instituted by the ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, William Brown, Robert Henley Eden Henley (1819)
"hughes r. hughes. ... in trust for his grandson, Thomas Chamberlain hughes, the
children his daughter, Rebecca hughes, for life; and after giving . ..."
6. Catalogueby Brown University, Brown University Class of 1838, Washburn Observatory, Library, Manton Free Library, Exeter, R.I. Manton Free Library, Colorado State Library, Class of 1838, Woodman Astronomical Library, Exeter (R.I.), Liverpool (England) by Brown University, Brown University Class of 1838, Washburn Observatory, Library, Manton Free Library, Exeter, R.I. Manton Free Library, Colorado State Library, Class of 1838, Woodman Astronomical Library, Exeter (R.I.), Liverpool (England) (1884)
"I) 1880 H 3195 Hugall, JW (Joint-Author) See Poole, George A. hughes, Ceiriog.
... Thomas Charles, BA, of Bala. pp. xii+ 342 A'hyl, 1881 E 4930 hughes, ..."
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