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Hicks en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /hɪks/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Hick English -'s English -s English Hicks From Hick + -s.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
    • Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said. 2020 July 13, Michael Warren, Jeremy Diamond, Ryan Nobles and Fredreka Schouten, “Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Trump campaign struggles to get its rally machine going”, in CNN:
  2. (form-of, plural) plural of Hick
    form of Hick
  3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Warren County, Ohio, United States.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Higgs alternative lexicographic
Hickses Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Braxton Hicks contraction · Hicksville · Kaldor-Hicks improvement · Mount Hicks · Kaldor-Hicks efficiency · Kaldor-Hicks criterion · Kaldor-Hicks efficient · Hicksian

Synonyms

Higgs · Hickson · Hick