maurice

/məˈɹis/

name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

affected, clear, literary

VERB + MAURICE

born

MAURICE + NOUN

papon, parents, raichenbach, ravel, world

ADV.

rather

Definitions

name

A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.

For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.

A surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.

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For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.

Wiktionary

Maurice Ravel had a nice bike.

Tatoeba · #458428

Who did Maurice Papon torture?

Tatoeba · #1837547

The year I was born, 1933, Maurice Raichenbach became World Checkers Champion, a title he held until 1938.

Tatoeba · #10364065

It's clear that Maurice couldn't have responded in any other way.

Tatoeba · #11613626

Maurice is eating a salad with oranges.

Tatoeba · #12851661

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