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Ar·thur (är′t̸hər)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Art, Artie; equiv. It. Arturo
  2. Arthurian Legend a king of Britain and leader of the knights of the Round Table: such a king is supposed to have lived in the 6th cent.

Etymology: ML Arthurus

Arthur2 definition

Ar·thur (är′t̸hər)

Arthur, Chester Alan 1829-86; 21st president of the U.S. (1881-85)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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