Peabody
Americannoun
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Elizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.
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Endicott, 1857–1944, U.S. educator.
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George, 1795–1869, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist in England.
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a city in NE Massachusetts.
noun
Example Sentences
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Who would want to name their child Peabody?
From Literature
The 1999 Peabody Award-winning film chronicles the fiery moment and its aftermath for Smith and Carlos, who earned both heroic praise and pointed condemnation.
From Los Angeles Times
Peabody Energy backed out of an agreement to buy the mines for $3.78 billion in August.
One of these—Kidder, Peabody & Co.—helped bankroll the next great innovation that changed investing: the telephone.
God, I feel like Mr. Peabody from ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle,’” she adds with a laugh.
From Los Angeles Times
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