hamilton : Idioms & Phrases

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alexander hamilton

  • noun United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
    Hamilton.
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alice hamilton

  • noun United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
    Hamilton.
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hamilton period

Ham"il*ton pe"ri*od
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  1. (Geol.) A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology.
Webster 1913

lady emma hamilton

  • noun English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
    Hamilton; Amy Lyon.
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sir william rowan hamilton

  • noun Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
    Sir William Rowan Hamilton; Hamilton.
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william rowan hamilton

  • noun Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
    Sir William Rowan Hamilton; Hamilton.
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