Tully
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- proper noun
- /ˈtʌli/
- Yes, I have spoken to Mr. Tully, and he agreed to the terms.
Examples
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April Reece was older than Tully and was known for her flashy dressing and frankness.
Fiction book (1991) -
- Do you want coffee, Mr. Tully?
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- And my name's Tully Crow.
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His name is Louis Tully.
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The Roman Tully loved Octavius.
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You too, Mr. Tully.
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We thank Dr. J. G. Tully for providing mycoplasmas and antisera.
Academic text (1991) -
We had a motion detector go off on 31, near Mr. Tully's office.
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High-strung and superficial, Margaret is more disappointed in Tully than he is in himself.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tully McClain.
Synonyms
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8.1
An important politician, speaker, and writer from ancient Rome
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8.6
A Roman politician and famous public speaker whose writings influenced later Europe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tully is an English form of the Roman family name Tullius, used to mean the famous Roman speaker Marcus Cicero. A small memory trick is that Cicero comes from a Latin word for 'chickpea', which makes the name easy to remember, and that's why English writers use Tully to mean Cicero the Roman speaker and writer.