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Hoyle

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Noun

1. fred hoyle, hoyle, sir fred hoyle

an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)

2. edmond hoyle, hoyle

English writer on card games (1672-1769)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hoyle

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noun
an authoritative book of rules for card games
noun
Sir Fred. 1915–2001, English astronomer and writer: his books include The Nature of the Universe (1950) and Frontiers of Astronomy (1955), and science-fiction writings

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Hoyle

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noun
a book of rules and instructions for indoor games, esp. card games, orig. compiled by Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), English authority on card games and chess

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hoyle

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n.
A reference book of rules for card games and other indoor games.
British astrophysicist and writer known for his work on stellar evolution and the steady state theory, his support for the theory of panspermia, and his science fiction novels.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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