morgan

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈmɔɹɡən/
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/ˈmɔɹɡən/ · /ˈmɔːɡən/ · /ˈmɔɹɡən/ (US)

Definition of morgan

25 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.
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noun

  1. A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.
  2. A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated.
  3. A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan.
  4. A Morgan dollar.

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name.
    “Morgan Sanner, a 27-year-old human resources worker in Ohio, told New York magazine’s The Cut that she felt inspired to follow in the footsteps of other people — who she noticed were “taking significant breaks” from their careers — after going abroad for the first time.”
    “The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name.
  3. (countable)A surname.
    “Rankin sanctioned Ayala $3,000 and kicked him off the lawsuit after the lawyer admitted incorporating the hallucinated AI-generated cases in the brief. Morgan and Goody were sanctioned $1,000 each.”
  4. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
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  21. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay.

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Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

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