What does "morgan" mean?
A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.
Morgan
/ˈmɔɹɡən/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.
- Grammar: morgan is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: eponymous, family name, forename, given name.
- Useful contrasts: anonymous, given name, last name.
- Usage evidence: The documentary was narrated by Morgan Freeman.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.
- 2 A horse of a compact breed from Vermont; named for Justin Morgan, owner of the stud from which the breed originated.
- 3 an American breed of small compact saddle horses wordnet
- 4 A British sports car manufacturer; named for founder H. F. S. Morgan.
- 5 A Morgan dollar.
Proper Noun
- 1 A unisex given name.; A male or female given name from Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from *mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) or *mọr (“great”) (Old Welsh maur) + *kantos (“circle”) (Welsh cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”. countable, uncountable
"Morgan Sanner, a 27-year-old human resources worker in Ohio, told New York magazine’s The Cut that she felt inspired to follow in the footsteps of other people — who she noticed were “taking significant breaks” from their careers — after going abroad for the first time."
- 2 A unisex given name.; A male given name from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Murchadh (Murrough). countable, uncountable
- 3 A surname. countable
"Rankin sanctioned Ayala $3,000 and kicked him off the lawsuit after the lawyer admitted incorporating the hallucinated AI-generated cases in the brief. Morgan and Goody were sanctioned $1,000 each."
- 4 A surname.; A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. countable, uncountable
- 5 A surname.; A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Morgán, itself from the Welsh name. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A surname.; A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Muireagáin (“Merrigan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Muireagáin (“of Muireagán”). countable, uncountable
- 7 A surname.; A surname from Irish, an adopted anglicization of Ó Murcháin (“Morahan”), from Ó (“descendant”) and Murchadháin (“of Murchadhán”). countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Georgia; named for county official Hiram Morgan. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A city in Minnesota; named for anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey; named for landowner Charles Morgan III. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Bosque County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Jedediah Morgan Grant. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan. countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 19 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 20 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morgan Township. countable, uncountable
- 21 Ellipsis of Morgan le Fay. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The documentary was narrated by Morgan Freeman."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "morgan"?
Common synonyms include: eponymous, family name, forename, given name, horse breed, last name.
How do you use "morgan" in a sentence?
The documentary was narrated by Morgan Freeman.
How do you pronounce "morgan"?
Pronounced /ˈmɔɹɡən/.
Etymology
Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.