murray

1. 1.

   British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

   SynonymsGilbert MurrayGeorge Gilbert Aime Murphy

   Broaderclassicist
2. 2.

   Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)

   SynonymsJames MurrayJames Augustus MurrayJames Augustus Henry MurraySir James MurraySir James Augustus MurraySir James Augustus Henry Murray

   Broaderphilologistlexicographer
3. 3.

   a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide

   SynonymsMurray River

   Broaderriver

   Part ofAustralia

Other forms of murray

plural

murrays·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about murray

What does murray mean?

murray means "British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in murray?

murray has 2 syllables: mur-ray. The stress falls on "mur". In IPA it is /ˈmɝi/.

What is another word for murray?

Close synonyms include Gilbert Murray, George Gilbert Aime Murphy, James Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Augustus Henry Murray. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is murray a common word?

murray is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.