Macbeth

//məkˈbɛθ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    The title character of said play.
  4. 4
    An 11th-century king of Scotland.
  5. 5
    A surname.

    "On a Tuesday in April 2017, Janet Macbeth composed an all-office email. “My story,” read the subject line in Nishnaabemwin, the Ojibwe language. “Hello everyone,” the email continued in Nishnaabemwin. “My name is Janet.”"

Example

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"Macbeth raised an army to attack his enemy."

Etymology

Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).

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