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Ed·gar (ed′gər)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Ed, Ned

Etymology: OE Eadgar < ead, riches, prosperity, happiness (< Gmc *autha- > Goth audags, fortunate, OHG ot, wealth) + gar, a spear: see gore

Edgar2 definition

Ed·gar (ed′gər)

noun

any of the statuettes awarded annually in the U.S. for the best mystery novel, short story, etc.

Etymology: after Edgar Allan Poe

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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