CHRISTIE

Christie, Agatha Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie

(noun) prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named after the city of Kristiania (now Oslo) in Norway.

Noun

christie (plural christies)

(skiing) A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.

Proper noun

Christie

A diminutive of the female given name Christine and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century.

A mostly Scottish and Irish diminutive of the male given name Christopher.

A patronymic surname derived from Christopher or Christian.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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