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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
2. 2
   A male given name transferred from the surname.

   "A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine; and therefore, fire."

3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Portage Township, Mackinac County, Michigan.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; A township in Alcona County, Michigan.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Frontier County, Nebraska.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington.
8. 8
   A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.

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william curtis

Example

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"Mr. Curtis, won't you please sit down again?"

Etymology

From Old French corteis and curteis (Modern French courtois (“polite, courteous”). Doublet of courteous.

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