Horowitz
/ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of Horowitz index. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German.
Example
More examples"Last year, NASA revealed its concepts for the rocketships that will carry people and cargo to the moon late in the next decade. This year's activities build on that, according to the agency official in charge of the moon exploration program, former astronaut Scott Horowitz."
Etymology
From German Horowitz and Yiddish האָראָװיץ (horovits), named after Horowitz (Czech Hořovice), a town with a large Jewish population in the Late Middle Ages.