Anthony

Definitions

1. A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A place in the United States:
4. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
5. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
6. A city, the county seat of Harper County, Kansas.
7. An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
8. A city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, bordering onto Anthony, Texas.
9. A town in El Paso County, Texas, bordering onto Anthony, New Mexico.

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Examples

“"...Think⟳ you've got the best name⟳ I've heard," she was saying. - - "Anthony Patch. Only you ought to look⟳ sort⟳ of like⟳ a horse, with a long narrow face⟳ - and you ought to be in tatters." "That's the Patch part though. How should Anthony look⟳?" "You look⟳ like⟳ Anthony," she assured him seriously - he thought she had scarcely seen him - "rather majestic," she continued, " and solemn."”

“It is doubtless true that American English lacks a tradition for the pronunciation of Anthony, a name⟳ which was not often bestowed upon American males until the comparatively recent craze for supposedly swank "British" Christian names, like⟳ Stephen, Peter, Michael, etc., in this country.”

“She was built like⟳ a dream⟳ and wore a chain around her neck with a medal of Saint Anthony hanging down inside the most beautiful bosom I never saw⟳. "It must be a terrible temptation for Saint Anthony," I joked - just to put⟳ her at ease, you know⟳. "Saint Anthony?" her husband said. "Who's Saint Anthony?"”

“Covid-19 is still spreading rampantly and must be tackled aggressively if we want⟳ life to get⟳ back to normal soon, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN on Sunday.”

“The online fundraising site GiveSendGo continues to face⟳ criticism over a page that has raised more than $320,000 for Karmelo Anthony, the teen arrested for stabbing fellow 17-year-old student-athlete Austin Metcalf to death at a Texas track meet⟳ last⟳ week.”

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