Arnold

UK: /ˈɑːn^əld/ US: (är′nld)

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Ar•nold  (är′nld), n. 

1. Biographical Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
2. Biographical Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.
3. Biographical Henry H. ("Hap''), 1886–1950, U.S. general.
4. Biographical Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.
5. Biographical his father, Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.
Thur•man Wesley  (thûr′mən), 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.
6. Place Names a town in E Missouri. 19,141.
7. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning "eagle'' and "power.''

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Arnold / ˈɑːn^əld/ noun

1. a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)

Arnold / ˈɑːn^əld/ noun

1. Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom
2. Matthew. 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)
3. his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education