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Definition of Murdoch

1. Noun. United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931).

2. Noun. British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Murdoch

Muntiacus Muntingia Muntingia calabura Muntz metal Munukutuba Munyarwand Muppet Muppets Murad Muraenidae

Murasugi sum Murasugi sums Murcia Murcian Murcians Murdoch (current term) Muriel Muriel Sarah Spark Muriel Spark Murillo

Muritaniya Murmansk Muroidea Murphy Murphy's Law Murphy's law Murphy's percussion Murphy's sign Murphy bed

Literary usage of Murdoch

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

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"Murdoch, having written the 68th stanza in canto i. of Thomson's ' Castle of ... Murdoch also wrote a short but clear and lively memoir of Thomson prefixed ..."

2. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923 by Frank Marshall Eastman (1922)
"JOHN HUEY Murdoch. John Huey Murdoch, senior member and founder of the law ... With the close of the Revolutionary War, John Murdoch, greatgrandfather of ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1886)
"Murdoch on the Birds of Point Barrow. Alaska.—Of the 'Report of the International Polar ... unnumbered. Part IV, Natural History. By John Murdoch. AM. ..."

4. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Murdoch, IÏ. London. I'roc. Malac. So<-., 5, 1903. (270-272, with fig. ... notes, Murdoch, R. ' Ie (272-273). " Strc¡*iix¡8, old ami new species. Gude, IT. ..."

5. Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of by Richard Henry Spencer, American Historical Society (1919)
"Fridge & Murdoch gave way to Alexander Murdoch & Company, the firm consisting of Alexander Murdoch, Alexander F. Murdoch and Charles McCoy. ..."

6. Trial of Madeleine Smith by Madeleine Hamilton Smith, Alexander Duncan Smith (1905)
"GEORGE Murdoch, examined by the LORD ADVOCATE—I am partner in the firm of Murdoch Brothers, druggists, Sauchie- hall Street. We keep a registry book of the ..."

7. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1890)
"Why, Mrs. Murdoch," exclaimed Mary, laughing, " I shall be delighted. I 'd rather do it than not." The truth was that it was not easy for either Mary or her ..."

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