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James (jāmz)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Jamie, Jim, Jimmy; fem. Jamie
  2. Bible
    1. one of the twelve Apostles, Zebedee's son and brother of John: his day is July 25
      also Saint James the Greater
    2. one of the twelve Apostles, Alphaeus' son: his day is May 3
      also Saint James the Less
    3. a brother of Jesus: Gal. 1:19; also, a book of the New Testament sometimes ascribed to him: abbrev. Jas or Jm

Etymology: ME < OFr < LL(Ec) Jacomus, later form of Jacobus: see Jacob

James2 definition

James (jāmz)

  1. 1566-1625; king of England (1603-25) & (as James VI) king of Scotland (1567-1625): son of Mary, Queen of Scots
  2. 1633-1701; king of England & (as James VII) king of Scotland (1685-88): deposed: son of Charles I
  3. James, Henry 1811-82; U.S. writer on religion & philosophy: father of Henry & William
  4. James, Henry 1843-1916; U.S. novelist, in England: son of Henry and brother of William
  5. James, Jesse (Woodson) 1847-82; U.S. outlaw
  6. James, William 1842-1910; U.S. psychologist & philosopher: exponent of pragmatism: son of Henry
James3 definition

James (jāmz)

  1. river in Va., flowing from the W part southeast into Chesapeake Bay: 340 mi (547 km)
  2. river in E N.Dak. & E S.Dak., flowing south into the Missouri: 710 mi (1,143 km)

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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