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Definition: Frye

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Frye" is a common misspelling or typo for: fryer, Frey.

Date "Frye" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1400. (references)

Common Expressions: Frye

Expressions Definition
Channing Frye Channing Thomas Frye (born May 17, 1983 in White Plains, New York) was a basketball player for the University of Arizona who played center and power forward. Standing at 6'11" and 245 lbs, Frye was expected to be high pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was selected 8th overall to the New York Knicks, and was the first college senior to be selected in that draft. (references)
Charlie Frye Charlie Frye (born August 28, 1981 in Willard, Ohio) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He broke 17 Willard High School Football records before he graduated high school in 2000. He went on to break 54 University of Akron Football records by the end of 2005. Charlie won the 2005 Senior Bowl MVP in Mobile, Alabama. (references)
Curtis Frye Curtis Frye (born October 20, 1951 in Vass, North Carolina) is the head coach for the University of South Carolina Track and Field teams. He served as an assistant coach for the United States women's track and field team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. (references)
Don Frye Don "The Predator" FryeDon Frye is a professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He was born on 23 November 1965 in Sierra Vista Arizona. (references)
Donna Frye Donna Frye is a member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 6, and a candidate for mayor. (references)
Dwight Frye Dwight Frye (February 22 1899-November 7 1943) was an American stage and screen actor. (references)
Frye Art Museum The Frye Art Museum is an art museum located on Seattle, Washington, USA's First Hill. The museum emphasizes painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century to the present. Its holdings originate in the private collection of Charles (1858-1940) and Emma (d. 1934) Frye. Charles, a local businessman, set aside money in his will for the creation of a free art museum to house the Fryes' collection of over 230 paintings. The museum opened to the public in 1952. (references)
Henry Frye Henry E. Frye is an American judge and politician who ended his political career as the first African-American chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. (references)
Herman Northrop Frye Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hugo N. Frye Hugo N. Frye was a fictional figure, purportedly the founder of the Republican Party in New York state, made up by Cornell students in a prank designed to embarrass several state politicians. (references)
Joseph Frye Joseph Frye, a renowned military leader from Colonial Maine, obtained the rank of General in the British Army after serving his nation exemplarily in the Seven Years' War. His namesake, a small settlement entitled "Fryeburg", was established as a result of the territorial gains he and his company won during that conflict. Joseph Frye is best known for the role he played in expanding the colonial frontier into both formerly French lands and formerly Abenaki lands. He is regarded as the successor of John Lovewell, and also an enemy of native Molly Ockett, leader and sage among dispossessed Algonquian peoples. (references)
Marquette Frye Marquette Frye was arrested on August 11 1965 on suspicion of being intoxicated while driving. His arrest started the Watts Riot. (references)
Northrop Frye Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Phillip D. Frye Phillip Dean Frye is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-fourth House district, including constituents in Avery, Caldwell and Mitchell counties. A business owner from Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Frye served in his first state House term during the 2003-2004 session. (references)
Richard Nelson Frye Richard Nelson Frye is a well known scholar of Central Asian studies, and emeritus Aga Khan Professor of Iranian studies at Harvard University. (references)
Roland Frye Professor Roland Mushat Frye (??? - January 20 2005 was an American English literature scholar and theologian. (references)
Skip Frye Skip Frye (September 7, 1941) is a surfer and board shaper in San Diego. He came into a winning surfing career in the 1960s, capturing national titles and representing the United States internationally. Frye appeared on the front cover of the 1969 edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue behind model Jamee Becker. (references)
Virgil Frye Virgil Frye is an American actor. He is the father of actors Sean Frye, Meeno Peluce and Soleil Moon Frye. (references)
Walter Frye Walter Frye (d. 1474?) was an English composer of the early Renaissance. (references)
William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 - August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in office. Frye was a member of the Frye political family, and was the grandfather of Wallace H. White, Jr. and the son of John March Frye. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Frye


Frye

There are a number of people with the last name Frye:

  • Channing Frye (1983— ), Portland Trail Blazers basketball player
  • Charlie Frye (1981— ), football player for the Seattle Seahawks
  • Don Frye (1965— ), a mixed martial arts fighter
  • Donna Frye (1952— ), San Diego city councilwoman
  • Joseph Frye, colonial American soldier and general
    • Fryeburg (town), Maine, named for Joseph Frye
  • Marilyn Frye, (1941— ), American philosophy professor and feminist theorist
  • Northrop Frye (1912–1991), Canadian literary critic
  • Richard Nelson Frye (1920?— ), American scholar of Iranian history
  • Sean Frye (1966— ), American child actor
  • Soleil Moon Frye (1976— ), American actress best known for playing Punky Brewster
  • Virgil Frye, American actor

Other uses

  • The Frye Company, a bootmaker
  • The Frye standard, regarding the legal admissibility of scientific evidence in U.S. courts

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Frye". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: Frye

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Kaylee Frye 104     Brandon Frye 7
Don Frye 37     Channing Frye 17
Northrop Frye 31     Charlie Frye 17
Richard Nelson Frye 20     Curtis Frye 6
Channing Frye 17     Danielle Frye 10
Charlie Frye 17     David Frye 3
William P. Frye 15     Deacon Ernest Frye 6
Soleil Moon Frye 12     Derek Frye 4
Donna Frye 11     Don Frye 37
Danielle Frye 10     Donna Frye 11
Timothy Blair Frye 9     Dwight Frye 8
Dwight Frye 8     E. Max Frye 3
Frye Island, Maine 8     Ferguson Frye 2
Thomas Frye 7     Fort Frye High School 2
Marilyn Frye 7     Frye 3
Brandon Frye 7     Frye Art Museum 7
Frye Art Museum 7     Frye Island, Maine 8
Livia Frye 7     Frye standard 5
Sarge Frye Field 7     Henry Frye 5
Jeff Frye 6     Hugo N. Frye 2
Curtis Frye 6     Jack Frye 6
Jack Frye 6     Jeff Frye 6
Deacon Ernest Frye 6     Joseph Frye 4
Tod Frye 5     Karina Frye 2
Frye standard 5     Kaylee Frye 104
Walter Frye 5     Livia Frye 7
Henry Frye 5     Marilyn Frye 7
Thelma Frye Gregory 5     Northrop Frye 31
Skip Frye 4     Phillip D. Frye 3
Joseph Frye 4     Richard Nelson Frye 20
Derek Frye 4     Roland Frye 3
Virgil Frye 4     Sarge Frye Field 7
E. Max Frye 3     Sean Frye 3
Phillip D. Frye 3     Skip Frye 4
David Frye 3     Soleil Moon Frye 12
Roland Frye 3     The Frye Company 2
Frye 3     Thelma Frye Gregory 5
Sean Frye 3     Thomas Frye 7
Fort Frye High School 2     Timothy Blair Frye 9
Hugo N. Frye 2     Tod Frye 5
Ferguson Frye 2     Virgil Frye 4
The Frye Company 2     Walter Frye 5
Karina Frye 2     William P. Frye 15

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).

Translations: Frye

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 弗赖伊皮靴 (frye, frye boot, fryes), 指导老师frye (don frye). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, frye. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 弗賴伊芳皮靴 (frye, frye boot, fryes), 指導老師frye (don frye). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, frye. (volunteer & more translations)
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