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McCartney

McCartney

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An English rock singer and songwriter who played bass in The Beatles
  • proper noun
  • /məˈkɑr.tni/
: McCartney
  • Paul McCartney wrote it, The Beatles.
  • Paul McCartney
  • McCartney and John Lennon
  • McCartney and Ringo Starr

His influence reached from players like Paul McCartney all the way to Jocko Pastorius.

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Examples

  • Tonight I myself have a high level summit with another British music legend, Sir Paul McCartney, of course.

  • People like Paul McCartney just standing there, you know, applauding him.

  • When did Paul McCartney become Sir?

  • The fact that you can go see Paul McCartney and he does a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful show.

  • But we will be back Monday with a special all new show featuring the one and only Sir Paul McCartney back here.

  • I have to know, how does it feel to be playing with Paul McCartney?

  • Students learn that Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the band's primary singers and songwriters.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Their two surviving members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, are worldwide celebrities.

    Academic text (2011)
  • McCartney, a former member of The Beatles, has sold millions of albums worldwide.

  • Many people consider McCartney to be one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

McCartney comes from Gaelic parts: Mac meaning 'son' and the personal name Artan, which comes from 'Art' meaning 'bear' or a person's name. So McCartney originally meant 'son of Artan', which explains why it is a family name.