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MurrayNoun1. British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957). 2. Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915). 3. An Australian river; flows into the Indian Ocean. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Murray" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references) |
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919 - 1995) was an American militant atheist, founder of American Atheists and campaigner for the separation of church and state.
Biography
Madalyn Mays was born in Beechview, Pennsylvania and baptized as an infant into the Presbyterian church. She married John Henry Roths in 1941. However they were separated when they both enlisted, he in the US Marines and she in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. In 1945, posted to Italy, she began an affair with William J. Murray Jr. and bore him a child, calling him William. Murray was married and a Roman Catholic, and refused to divorce his wife to marry Madalyn. Nonetheless she divorced Roths and began to call herself Madalyn Murray. In 1949 she obtained a degree in Law from South Texas College of Law, but never practised. On 16 November 1954 she gave birth to another son, Jon Garth Murray, by a different father.
In 1960 she began a lawsuit against the Baltimore School District. In Murray v. Curtlett she protested the unconstitutionality of her son William participating in Bible readings in the Baltimore public schools. This suit was amalgamated with the similar Abington School District v. Schempp, and reached the United States Supreme Court, which handed down a decision in 1963 8-1 in her favour, and effectively banned 'coercive' public prayer and Bible reading in public schools in the US. This sparked such an outcry that the 1964 Life magazine referred to her as 'The most hated woman in America'. As a result of this decision, Madalyn founded American Atheists, 'a nationwide movement which defends the civil rights of nonbelievers, works for the separation of church and state, and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy'. She acted as its first CEO before later handing it on to her son, Jon Garth.
In 1965 Madalyn married Richard O'Hair. Throughout the 1970s she publicly debated religious leaders on a variety of issues and she also produced an atheist radio program in which she criticized religion and theism. She also filed numerous lawsuits on many issues where she felt that religion had been given too much liberty in violation of the Constitution. In 1980 her son William converted to Christianity and was 'born again' at Gateway Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.
Madalyn Murray O'Hair not only took on religious believers, but also many atheists. She kicked out of American Atheists members who did not conform to her idea of what atheists should be like. In a 1982 address she criticized a wide variety of atheist "types" as being unacceptable - seemingly all except the type which was based upon the ideas of psychologist Abraham Maslow and which was characterized by self-actualization.
On 27 August 1995, Madalyn, Jon Garth and Robin Murray O'Hair, William's daughter who Madalyn had adopted, vanished from the headquarters of American Atheists, leaving a note saying they will be gone for a while and are going to San Antonio. In September Jon ordered $600,000 worth of gold coins from a San Antonio jeweller, but took delivery of only $500,000. Nothing more was heard from any of the O'Hairs, and in 1996 William Murray filed a missing person report. Speculation abounded that the O'Hairs had abandoned American Atheists and fled with the money, one investigator concluding that they had gone to New Zealand. Other theories were that they had been kidnapped by fundamentalist Christians. Many of the O'Hair assets were sold to clear up their debts. Eventually, though, suspicion turned to David Roland Waters, an ex-convict who had worked at the American Atheist offices and was already convicted of stealing funds from there. Police concluded that he and accomplices had kidnapped the O'Hairs, forced them to withdraw the missing funds, and then murdered them. Waters eventually pled guilty to reduced charges and in January 2001 he led police to three bodies buried on a remote Texas ranch, which proved to be O'Hair and her children.
Urban Legend
Madalyn Murray O'Hair is probably, much to her annoyance, best known today by users of the internet for a seemingly unsquashable urban legend. An email endlessly circulating, mostly among Christians, charges that "Madalyn Murray O'Hare is attempting to get 'Touched By An Angel' and all TV programs that mention God taken off the air". The initial rumour has been circulating since 1975, and initially draw hundreds of thousands of letters in response. The email invariably misspells O'Hair's name in the same way. It cites a petition to the FCC, which in real life was denied in 1975. These emails were still circulating in 2002, seven years after O'Hair's disappearance and long after she was known to be dead. A variant that acknowledges her death is still circulating in 2003, still warning about the danger to 'Touched By An Angel' months after the program's last episode has been shown.
External Links
- American Atheists
- Detailed biography
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Madalyn Murray O'Hair."
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Murray is the name of several places in the United States of America:
The Murray River is a major river in Australia.
- Murray, Iowa
- Murray, Kentucky
- Murray, Utah
(There is also Port Murray, New Jersey.)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray."
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Murray County is a county located in the U.S. State of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 36,506. The county's county seat is Chatsworth, Georgia6.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 898 km² (347 mi²). 892 km² (344 mi²) of it is land and 6 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.71% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 36,506 people, 13,286 households, and 10,256 families residing in the county. The population density is 41/km² (106/mi²). There are 14,320 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (42/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 95.30% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.64% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 5.49% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 13,286 households out of which 39.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% are married couples living together, 11.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.80% are non-families. 18.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.73 and the average family size is 3.10. In the county the population is spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.50 males. The median income for a household in the county is $36,996, and the median income for a family is $42,155. Males have a median income of $29,812 versus $23,035 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,230. 12.70% of the population and 9.20% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.90% are under the age of 18 and 19.40% are 65 or older.Cities and towns
*Chatsworth
*EtonSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray County, Georgia."
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Murray River is Australia's second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). The 3370 kilometre long combined Murray-Darling river system drains most of inland Victoria, New South Wales, and southern Queensland. The 2500-kilometer Murray proper rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains. Carrying only a small fraction of the water of comparably-sized rivers in other parts of the world, and with a great annual variability of its flow, in its natural state it has even been known to dry up completely in drought years. For most of its length, the Murray meanders its way across Autralia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it wanders to the northwest, before turning south for its final 500 kilometres or so into South Australia. It supplies much of Adelaide's domestic water supply.In the 19th century the river used to support a substantial commercial steamboat trade, but the unreliable levels made it impossible for boats to compete with the railways and later road transport. However, the river still carries pleasure boats along its entire length. During the 20th century a large number of dams were constructed in the river's headwaters, including the Hume Dam, Dartmouth Dam, and the complex dam and pipeline system of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. These dams inverted the patterns of the river's natural flow from the original winter-spring flood and summer-autumn dry to the present low level through winter and higher during summer. These changes ensured the availability of water for irrigation and made the Murray Valley Australia's most productive agricultural region, but have seriously disrupted the life cycles of many ecosystems both inside and outside the river, and the irrigation has led to dryland salinity that now threatens the agricultural industries.
The disruption of the river's natural flow, runoff from agriculture, and the introduction of pest species like the European Carp has led to serious environmental damage along the river's length and to concerns that the river (and thus Adelaide's water and the irrigation water) will be unusably salty in the medium to long term. Efforts to alleviate the problems proceed but political infighting between various interest groups stalls progress.
Major tributaries:
Dams/Lakes:
- Mitta River
- Kiewa River
- Murrumbidgee River
- Goulburn River
- Darling River
Population Centres on the river:
- Lake Hume
- Lake Dartmouth
- Snowy Mountains Scheme
- Yarrawonga Weir
- Corryong
- Albury-Wodonga
- Echuca
- Moama
- Swan Hill
- Mildura
- Tailem Bend
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray River."
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Murray is a city located in Clarke County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 766.Geography
Murray is located at 41°2'36" North, 93°57'0" West (41.043324, -93.950061)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 766 people, 308 households, and 218 families residing in the city. The population density is 379.2/km² (977.4/mi²). There are 338 housing units at an average density of 167.3/km² (431.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.43% White, 0.65% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 308 households out of which 37.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% are married couples living together, 12.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% are non-families. 26.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 2.97. In the city the population is spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $29,879, and the median income for a family is $37,083. Males have a median income of $27,583 versus $20,577 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,879. 8.2% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.8% are under the age of 18 and 14.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray, Iowa."
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Murray is a city located in Calloway County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,950. It is the county seat of Calloway County6.Geography
Murray is located at 36°36'34" North, 88°18'56" West (36.609494, -88.315656)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.1 km² (9.7 mi²). 25.1 km² (9.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 14,950 people, 6,004 households, and 2,869 families residing in the city. The population density is 595.1/km² (1,541.5/mi²). There are 6,622 housing units at an average density of 263.6/km² (682.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 88.16% White, 6.80% African American, 0.21% Native American, 2.75% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. 1.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,004 households out of which 19.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 52.2% are non-families. 39.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.02 and the average family size is 2.70. In the city the population is spread out with 13.6% under the age of 18, 33.7% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $25,647, and the median income for a family is $41,331. Males have a median income of $30,266 versus $22,294 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,389. 22.1% of the population and 11.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.8% are under the age of 18 and 9.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray, Kentucky."
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Murray is a village located in Cass County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 481.Geography
Murray is located at 40°54'60" North, 95°55'41" West (40.916631, -95.928169)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 481 people, 188 households, and 140 families residing in the village. The population density is 807.5/km² (2,067.1/mi²). There are 197 housing units at an average density of 330.7/km² (846.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.71% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 1.66% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 188 households out of which 31.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% are married couples living together, 6.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% are non-families. 21.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 2.98. In the village the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the village is $52,386, and the median income for a family is $56,250. Males have a median income of $37,386 versus $21,094 for females. The per capita income for the village is $21,274. 2.6% of the population and 2.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.0% are under the age of 18 and 7.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray, Nebraska."
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Murray is a town located in Orleans County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,259.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 80.5 km² (31.1 mi²). 80.4 km² (31.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.19% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 6,259 people, 1,886 households, and 1,308 families residing in the town. The population density is 77.9/km² (201.6/mi²). There are 2,014 housing units at an average density of 25.1/km² (64.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 83.64% White, 14.63% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 6.29% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,886 households out of which 36.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% are non-families. 24.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 3.07. In the town the population is spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 64.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 56.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $38,672, and the median income for a family is $45,184. Males have a median income of $32,795 versus $26,113 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,620. 6.9% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.5% are under the age of 18 and 5.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray, New York."
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Murray is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 34,024.Geography
Murray is located at 40°39'9" North, 111°53'36" West (40.652397, -111.893229)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.9 km² (9.6 mi²). 24.9 km² (9.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 34,024 people, 12,673 households, and 8,719 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,367.0/km² (3,542.3/mi²). There are 13,327 housing units at an average density of 535.4/km² (1,387.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.56% White, 0.99% African American, 0.63% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 2.77% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. 7.49% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 12,673 households out of which 34.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% are married couples living together, 11.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% are non-families. 24.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.68 and the average family size is 3.24. In the city the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $45,569, and the median income for a family is $51,482. Males have a median income of $35,636 versus $25,713 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,094. 6.3% of the population and 5.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.4% are under the age of 18 and 4.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Murray, Utah."
Synonyms: MurraySynonyms: George Gilbert Aime Murphy (n), Gilbert Murray (n), James Augustus Henry Murray (n), James Augustus Murray (n), James Murray (n), Murray River (n), Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (n), Sir James Augustus Murray (n), Sir James Murray (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Grammar | Noun: grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation; parts of speech; jussive; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi; Lindley Murray; (schoolbook); correct style, philology; (language). Verb: parse, punctuate, syllabicate. |
Journey | Plan, itinerary, guide; handbook, guidebook, road book; Baedeker, Bradshaw, Murray; map, road map, transportation guide, subway map. |
School | School book, horn book, text book; grammar, primer, abecedary, rudiments, manual, vade mecum; encyclopedia, cyclopedia; Lindley Murray, dictionary, lexicon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Murray |
| English words defined with "Murray": battle of Langside ♦ darling, Darling River ♦ Langside. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Murray": Bell Laboratories ♦ Deep Blue ♦ Each other, Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese ♦ Good Regent, Grace Hopper ♦ One another ♦ paraML ♦ TYMCOM-X. (references) |
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Screenplays | Murray, lend me twenty dollars or I'll call your wife and tell her you're in Central Park wearing a dress (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon) It's Arthur Murray. Six lessons (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) Anne Murray - all day, every day. (Canadian Bacon; writing credit: Michael Moore) Please, if there's any justice let me Murray get mugged by the man who stole my watch (The Out-of-Towners; writing credit: Neil Simon) We each have four cards, Murray. If you give us one more, we'd all have five (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon) | |
Lyrics | Peace to Keith Murray (Music; performing artist: Erick Sermon) KEITH MURRAY (Fatty Girl; performing artist: Ludacris) Welcome home murray (Fatty Girl; performing artist: Ludacris) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Murray King (1969) Une entrevue avec M. Hubert Murray (1968) Murray! It's Not Just You (1964) Padre Murray Bienvenido (1964) Jan Murray Time (1955) | |
Song Titles | Jesus Christ Superstar (performing artist: Murray Head) One Night In Bangkok (performing artist: Murray Head) SUPERSTAR (performing artist: Murray Head ) | |
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 | Shown is the senior staff of the office field investigation of cancer, PHS. Included is (l-r) Floyd Turner, Howard Andervont, Egon Lorens, Thomas White, Murray Shear, Jonathan Hartwell, Joseph Leiter and Harold Stewart in the summer of 1937. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Bathymetric map of the World's oceans Produced by Sir John Murray. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | North Atlantic Ocean showing clear delineation of Mid-Atlantic Ridge Detail of Sir John Murray map. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Bathymetric map of the Gulf of Alaska by Harold Murray of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. The seamounts are named for C&GS hydrographers. In: "Submarine Mountains in the Gulf of Alaska" by Harold W. Murray of the C&GS. Published in Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 1941, Vol 52, pp. 333-362. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Dead Reckoning Lines in the Gulf of Alaska. Showing the systematic planning of tracklines year by year from 1925 to 1939 by the Coast and Geodetic Survey. In: "Submarine Mountains in the Gulf of Alaska" by Harold W. Murray of the C&GS. Published in Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 1941, Vol 52, pp. 333-362. Offprint call number: 526.98 M98. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Profiles of Giacomini Seamount discovered in the Gulf of Alaska by systematic Coast and Geodetic tracklines between 1925 and 1939. In: "Submarine Mountains in the Gulf of Alaska" by Harold W. Murray of the C&GS. Published in Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 1941, Vol 52, pp. 333-362. Offprint call number: 526.98 M98. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | A bottom sediment map showing the density of deep sea soundings as well published by Sir John Murray of the CHALLENGER. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Sir John Murray of the CHALLENGER. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | "The Aleutian Trench" compiled by Harold W. Murray of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in the "Bulletin of the Geological Society of America," Vol. 56, p. 757-782, Plate I. Soundings for making these profiles were acquired between 1925 and 1939 by following systematic tracklines from the U. S. West Coast to the Aleutians for hydrographic surveying operations. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Figure 69. Buchanan sounding apparatus and water bottle. This instrument was devised by John Buchanan for the simultaneous collection of a bottom sediment sample and a water sample at the bottom. Schematic drawing from: Murray, J. and Reynard, A. F., 1891. Report on the scientific results of H. M. S. Challeng er... Deep-sea deposits, pp. 1-32. Figure 7. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
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| Author | Quotation |
J.a. Murray | Nothing hits harder, or sticks longer in the memory, than an apothegm. |
Murray Kempton | No great scoundrel is ever uninteresting. |
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Health | WNV is a flavivirus belonging taxonomically to the Japanese encephalitis serocomplex that includes the closely related St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus, Kunjin and Murray Valley encephalitis viruses, as well as others. (references) | |
Trade | China | Contact Bruce Murray, Resident Representative, or David Sobel, Country Officer at Tel: (8610) 6642-6601, Fax: (8610) 6642-6606. Website: www.adb.org. (references) |
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| "Murray" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.92% of the time. "Murray" is used about 1,212 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.92% | 1,211 | 6,420 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.08% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,212 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Murray" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Murray | First name Male | 15,000 | 564 |
| Murray | Last name | 74,000 | 122 |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| South Africa | Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | Murray Financial Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Murray, IA (city, FIPS 55065) 2. Murray, KY (city, FIPS 54642) 3. Murray, NE (village, FIPS 33425) 4. Murray, UT (city, FIPS 53230) |
Expressions using "Murray": Gilbert Murray ♦ James Augustus Henry Murray ♦ James Augustus Murray ♦ James Murray ♦ Mc Murray ♦ Murray City ♦ Murray County ♦ Murray Hill ♦ Murray River ♦ Port Murray ♦ Sir James Augustus Henry Murray ♦ Sir James Augustus Murray ♦ Sir James Murray. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "Murray": Murray-browne, Murray-leslie, Murray-smith. | |
Ending with "Murray": King-murray. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
keith murray | 1,306 | murray mower part | 94 |
murray | 769 | murray tractor | 91 |
murray lawn mower | 636 | arthur murray | 87 |
murray lawn mowers | 476 | murray part | 86 |
murray state university | 417 | murray mower | 84 |
chad michael murray | 398 | murray riding mowers | 83 |
anne murray | 389 | marguerite murray | 81 |
murray ky | 284 | chad murray | 80 |
lake murray | 254 | ann murray | 80 |
bill murray | 240 | mcmurray murray | 78 |
murray mowers | 237 | inc murray | 78 |
murray lawn mower part | 226 | kieth murray | 76 |
bunim murray | 224 | murray head | 76 |
murray lawn tractor | 219 | murray kentucky | 75 |
murray feiss | 211 | linda murray | 73 |
keith lyrics murray | 150 | murray state college | 70 |
lake murray oklahoma | 136 | murray river | 69 |
murray state | 128 | devon murray | 69 |
ty murray | 116 | murray ledger and times | 68 |
claire murray | 105 | murray bicycle | 67 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Murray"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | Murrays troldkrabbe (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), Murray-bro (Murray bridge), Murray Valley encephalitis (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), en art troldkrabbe (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), Australsk encephalitis (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis). (various references) | |
Dutch | Murray Valley-encefalitis (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), Murray koningskrab (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), brug van Murray (Murray bridge), Australië-encefalitis (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis). (various references) | |
Finnish | Murray-silta (Murray bridge), kivirapu-laji (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab). (various references) | |
French | pont de Murray (Murray bridge), encéphalite de la vallée Murray (Murray Valley encephalitis), encéphalite d'Australie (Murray Valley encephalitis), encéphalite australienne (Murray Valley encephalitis), crabe royal subantarctique (Murray king crab), crabe royal de Murray (Murray king crab), \KCM (Murray king crab). (various references) | |
German | MVE (Murray Valley Encephalitis), Murray-Valley-Enzephalitis (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), Murray-Steinkrabbe (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), Murray-Meßbrücke (Murray bridge), Murray Steinkrabbe (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), Subantarktische Steinkrabbe (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), Australische X-Enzephalitis (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis). (various references) | |
Greek | γέφυρα Μάρεϋ (Murray bridge), γέφυρα μετρήσεων Μάρεϋ (Murray bridge), βασιλικός κάβουρας (Alaska deepsea crab, Japanese crab, king crab, Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), βασιλικό καβούρι (Alaska deepsea crab, Japanese crab, king crab, Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), εγκεφαλίτιδα Murray Valley (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), Αυστραλιανή επιδημική εγκεφαλίτιδα (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis). (various references) | |
Italian | ponte di Murray (Murray bridge), granchio reale (alaska deep sea crab, Alaska deepsea crab, Japanese crab, king crab, Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), Encefalite della Valle Murray (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), Encefalite d'Australia (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | urraymay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Encephalite de Murray Valley (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), Encefalite australiana (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), caranguejo real de Murray (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab). (various references) | |
Scottish | Moirreach. (various references) | |
Spanish | puente de Murray (Murray bridge), Encefalitis del Valle Murray (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), Encefalitis de Australia (Australia encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis), centolla real (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab). (various references) | |
Swedish | murraytrollkrabba (Murray king crab, Subantarctic stone crab), Murray-brygga (Murray bridge). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Lithodes murrayi. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Murray" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Curray, Merrey, Morbry, Morrab, Moubray, Mouriri, Mugraby, Mulready, Murar, Muravyev, Muray, Murcray, Murdac, Murdy, Murerwa, Murnau, Murnay, Muroroa, murra, murram, Murree, Murro, Murtaz, Murtra, Murua, Murwa, Mutry, Nurzay. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-m-r-r-u-y" | |
-1 letter: marry, murra, murry. | |
-2 letters: army, arum, mura, murr. | |
-3 letters: amu, arm, mar, may, ram, ray, rum, rya, yam, yar, yum. | |
-4 letters: am, ar, ay, ma, mu, my, um, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-m-r-r-u-y" | |
+1 letter: armoury. | |
+2 letters: mortuary, numerary. | |
+3 letters: formulary, marquetry, quarryman, quarrymen. | |
+4 letters: dramaturgy, lumberyard, nurseryman. | |
+5 letters: eurythermal, lumberyards, mercurially, prematurely, prematurity, rudimentary. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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