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Definition of 'Edwards'

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Edwards in British

(ˈɛdwədz )
noun
1. 
Sir Gareth (Owen). born 1947, Welsh Rugby Union footballer: halfback for Wales (1967–78) and the British Lions (1968–74)
2. 
Jonathan. 1703–58, American Calvinist theologian and metaphysician; author of The Freedom of the Will (1754)
3. 
Jonathan. born 1966, British athlete: gold medallist in the triple jump at the Olympics (2000) and the World Championships (1995, 2001)
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Edwards in American

(ˈɛdwərdz ; edˈwərdz)
Jonathan1703-58; Am. theologian
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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