Definitions

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  • proper noun An Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Northern Territory in Australia
  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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Probably from wageman.

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Examples

  • [27] Portrait engraved by T. Woolnoth after a design by T.C. Wageman, from the Ladies 'Monthly

    List of Figures 2009

  • Ruth Wageman is global director of research for Hay Group.

    Reality TV Teaches All The Wrong Leadership Lessons 2011

  • Nicholas Hunt/Patrick McMullan Model Stephanie Wageman with designer Betsey Johnson People were staring, but that was sort of the point, the designer said.

    Embracing the Seven Sins Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Wagiman or Wageman is a nearly extinct language of northern Australia; the Wagiman online dictionary is a nicely done site that provides lexical and other information.

    languagehat.com: WAGIMAN. 2005

  • _Wageman_ is the painter, and nothing can describe the _bonhommie_ of Harry, who has just drawn the cork of a pint of port, exulting in all the vainglory of crust and bees 'wing.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829 Various

  • Hackman and Wageman (2004) argue that leaders can spell the difference between success and failure because they determine what kind of team is created and how the team is structured and coached.

    Deeplinking Deeplinking 2010

  • Hackman and Wageman (2004) argue that leaders can spell the difference between success and failure because they determine what kind of team is created and how the team is structured and coached.

    Deeplinking Deeplinking 2010

  • Region 5 / 6 Emergency Management office assistant Emily Wageman said special picture-ID cards will be given to the weather spotters after the class is finished.

    Fremont Tribune News Articles 2009

  • "Region5 ⁄ 6 hosts it because we know it's a training that is well attended, very interesting, and we think the public should be trained in this," Wageman said.

    Fremont Tribune News Articles 2009

  • "We couldn't light it like a lot of our other animated productions because we wanted to make it look photoreal," explained Wageman.

    fxguide.com 2009

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