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Definition of Harris

1. Noun. United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908).

2. Noun. United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992).

3. Noun. United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878).

4. Noun. Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931).

5. Noun. British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984).

6. Noun. Publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713).

Definition of Harris

1. Proper noun. An English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from Harry, the medieval form of Henry. ¹

2. Proper noun. Harris, an island in the Outer Hebrides ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harris

Harpullia pendula Harran Harrapan Harrapans Harries Harriet Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman Harriet Wilson

Harriman Harrington Harrington-Flocks test Harringtons Harriot Harris (current term) Harris' haematoxylin Harris' lines Harris' migraine Harris Tweed

Harris and Ray test Harris syndrome Harris test Harrisburg Harrisia Harrison Harrison's groove Harrod Harrodian Harrogate

Literary usage of Harris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"For many years prior to his death, H. G Harris nnd his brother Robert Harris ... This note, which was executed in the lifetime of HC Harris, went into the ..."

2. Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends by Mary Huse Eastman (1915)
"Harris. Nights with Uncle Remus. Brother Rabbit and the mosquitoes. Harris. Nights with Uncle Remus. Brother Rabbit and the tar-baby. ..."

3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Delin 88:21 Je '16 Harris, Charles Where your competitors are watching you. System 29:44-9 Ja '16 Harris, Clement Antrobus Musical allusions of great ..."

4. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1873)
"If not," says Mrs. Harris, ' with the tears a standing in her eyes, ... Mrs. Harris clasps her hands, and drops into a ' chair, as if her time was ..."

5. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1902)
"Frederick L. Harris of Wellesley, Massachusetts, whose death occurred on ... For the long period of forty-six years, Mr. Harris cooperated and worked ..."

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