John dee


[dee] /di/

noun
1.
John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and astrologer.
2.
a river in NE Scotland, flowing E into the North Sea at Aberdeen. 90 miles (145 km) long.
3.
a river in N Wales and W England, flowing E and N into the Irish Sea. About 70 miles (110 km) long.
4.
a male or female given name.
/diː/
verb
1.
a Scot word for die1
/diː/
noun
1.
a river in N Wales and NW England, rising in S Gwynedd and flowing east and north to the Irish Sea. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)
2.
a river in NE Scotland, rising in the Cairngorms and flowing east to the North Sea. Length: about 140 km (87 miles)
3.
a river in S Scotland, flowing south to the Solway Firth. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)
/diː/
noun
1.
John. 1527–1608, English mathematician, astrologer, and magician: best known for his preface (1570) to the first edition of Euclid in English

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