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Definition: Agee


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. United States novelist (1909-1955).[Wordnet].
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"Agee" is a common misspelling or typo for: age, agree, aged, ages, aggie, ague, agene, ragee.

Date "Agee" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Specialty Definition: Agee

Domain	Definition
Bible	Agee fugitive, the father of Shammah, who was one of David's mighty men (2 Sam. 23:11). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Common Expressions: Agee

Expressions	Definition
James Agee	United States novelist (1909-1955). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
James Agee	James Agee (November 27, 1909 - May 16, 1955) was a United States novelist, screenwriter, journalist, poet, and film critic. In the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the Pulitzer Prize. (references)
Mary Cunningham Agee	Mary Cunningham Agee is a business executive, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. In 1985 she founded The Nurturing Network. (references)
Philip Agee	Philip Burnett Franklin Agee (born 1936) is a former CIA agent and author who published a controversial book, Inside the Company: CIA Diary, detailing his experiences in, and the operation of, the eponymous agency. (references)
Tommie Agee	Tommie Lee Agee (August 9,1942 in Magnolia, Alabama - January 22,2001 in New York, New York) was a centerfielder most noted for making what were arguably two of the greatest catches in World Series history. Agee was the 1966 Rookie of the Year, a two-time All-Star, and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, and he was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 2002. His major league career spanned five teams: Cleveland Indians (1962-64), Chicago White Sox (1965-67), New York Mets (1968-72), Houston Astros (1973) and St. Louis Cardinals (1973). (references)
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Specialty Expressions: Agee

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Agee, or agee	Bible	(fugitive), a Hararite, father of Shammah, one of David�s three mightiest heroes. (2 Samuel 23:11) (B.C. 1050.). (references)
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Extended Definition: Agee

Agee

For other uses see Agee (surname).

Agee (a'-ge) is a Biblical figure who was the father of Shammah, who was one of David's mighty men (II Samuel 23:11). Based interpretations of I Chronicles 11:34 and II Samuel 23:32-33 Agee was either the grandfather of Jonathan or his brother.

Meaning: fugitive; a valley, deepness

References

"Agee", Hitchcock's Bible Names.

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Agee". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Agee
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Philip Agee	36	Agee	7
Tommie Agee	25	Agee (surname)	4
James Agee	14	Arthur Agee	7
William Agee	12	Bob Agee	6
Mary Cunningham Agee	8	G. Steven Agee	5
Tommie Agee (American football)	8	Haig v. Agee	7
Arthur Agee	7	James Agee	14
Haig v. Agee	7	Mary Cunningham Agee	8
Agee	7	Mel Agee	5
Bob Agee	6	Philip Agee	36
G. Steven Agee	5	Steve Agee	5
Steve Agee	5	Tommie Agee	25
Mel Agee	5	Tommie Agee (American football)	8
Agee (surname)	4	William Agee	12
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).