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Definition of Gillespie
1. Noun. United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993).
Definition of Gillespie
1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gillespie
Literary usage of Gillespie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Scottish divine, second son of John Gillespie (d. 12 Aug. 1627), minister of
Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, and Lilias, daught er of Patrick Sim- son, ..."
2. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923 by Frank Marshall Eastman (1922)
"In the various interests of the community Mr. Gillespie takes little part, his
professional ... Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie are the parents of two sons : James ..."
3. California Under Spain and Mexico, 1535-1847: A Contribution Toward the by Richman, Irving Berdine, 1881- (1911)
"The forces of Captain Gillespie, in passing to the port of San Pedro, ...
Flores to Gillespie, Palo Verde, Oct. 4: Charges Gillespie with repairing his ..."
4. Poems of the English Race by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1921)
"Riding at dawn, riding alone, Gillespie left the town behind; "The Devil's abroad in
... Without a word, without a groan, Sudden and swift Gillespie turned; ..."
5. Personal Sketches of His Own Times by Jonah Barrington, Townsend Young (1871)
"As the circumstances attending the death of my younger brother, William Barrington,
by the hand of the celebrated General Gillespie, whom Government has ..."
6. A History of Texas and Texans by Francis White Johnson, Ernest William Winkler (1914)
"It has been the lot *>f Charles B. Gillespie to have filled, ... In all these
offices Mr. Gillespie has rendered a service well worthy of him in his ..."
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