Hodgkin

//ˈhɒd͡ʒ.kɪn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms

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alan lloyd hodgkindorothy mary crowfoot hodgkinthomas hodgkin

Example

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"Another new installation coinciding with the museum's anniversary includes two massive etchings, titled "As Time Goes By," by British painter Sir Howard Hodgkin."

Etymology

From Hodge, a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger + -kin.

Related phrases

Hodgkin's lymphomaRapp-Hodgkin syndrome

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