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Harvey1 definition

Har·vey (här′vē)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: Fr Hervé < OHG Herewig, lit., army battle < Gmc *harja, army (> OE here: see harry) + *wig-, fight, akin to OE wig < IE base *weik- > L vincere, conquer

Harvey2 definition

Har·vey (här′vē)

Harvey, William 1578-1657; Eng. physician: discovered the circulation of the blood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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