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- proper noun A
diminutive ofEdward ,Edgar ,Edwin , or other malegiven names beginning with Ed-.
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Examples
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"SILENCE, A THING YOU KNOW LITTLE ABOUT, EDDIE OF NEW YORK," Blaine said with no pause at all, and Eddie felt his heart drop a little.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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EDDIE AND SUSANNAH EXCHANGED a single frightened glance and then Eddie leaped to Roland's side.
The Waste Lands King, Stephen, 1947- 1991
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[Illustration: EDDIE SAVOY.] "Of all the men under whom 'Eddie,' as he is universally called, has served he has become most attached to Judge Day, whom he says is the finest man he ever saw."
History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest Edward A. Johnson
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Accompanied by re-enactments, graphics and plenty of the vintage vitriol, Mr. Guerriero who back then used the name Eddie Lee Sausage as a member of a jokey metal band and Mr. Deprey relate their obsession with their noisy neighbors.
NYT > Home Page By NICOLAS RAPOLD 2011
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But there's more emotion in Eddie's enduring infatuation with Marion, and in Marion's coming back, than there is in all of Ruth and Harry's love story.
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To see more detail of Tim's picks, check out the Campus Rivalry, where he will join Eddie Timanus as they pick upset specials and offer more analysis throughout the tournament.
Tim Gardner's picks for the 2010 men's national championship 2010
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It may require some imagination on the reader's part to believe in Eddie's steadfast attraction to older and older women, but it's not hard to imagine what older women love about
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I realize why some folks think Eddie is a joke, but this is a great classic underdog story.
'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint as Eddie the Eagle: Method acting at its most daring | EW.com 2009
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Even though Eddie is basically a comic character, you engender a great deal of reader sympathy for him.
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A part of what's comic about Eddie is also what's sympathetic about him: namely, he's vulnerable, and his haplessness survives his youth.
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