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Tay·lor  (tlr)

A city of southeast Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Population: 64,200.

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Taylor, Cecil Percival Born 1929.

American jazz pianist and composer who was a leader of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, which emphasized unrestrained, emotional play and group improvisation.

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Taylor, Charles Ghankay Born 1948.

Liberian political leader whose tenure as president of Liberia (1997-2003) was marked by widespread conflict and rebellion. He stepped down and went into exile in 2003.

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Taylor, Edward 1645?-1729.

English-born American Puritan cleric and poet. Although his works were unpublished until 1939, he is now recognized as one of colonial America's finest poets. His poems include "God's Determinations Touching His Elect" (c. 1685).

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Taylor, Elizabeth Born 1932.

British-born American actress. A childhood star after her appearance in National Velvet (1944), she later won an Academy Award for Butterfield 8 (1960) and for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).

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Taylor, Frederick Winslow 1856-1915.

American inventor, engineer, and efficiency expert noted for his innovations in industrial engineering and management.

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Taylor, Joseph Hooton, Jr. Born 1941.

American physicist. He shared a 1993 Nobel Prize for the discovery of a new type of pulsar.

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Taylor, Paul Born 1930.

American choreographer whose avant-garde work includes Three Epitaphs (1956) and Orbs (1966).

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Taylor, Tom 1817-1880.

British playwright whose works include Our American Cousin (1858).

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Taylor, Zachary Known as "Old Rough and Ready." 1784-1850.

The 12th President of the United States (1849-1850). An army officer in the Black Hawk War (1832) and the Second Seminole War (1835-1837), he became a national hero during the Mexican War (1846-1848) and was elected President in 1848. He died after less than two years in office.

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Taylor [ˈteɪlə]

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1. (Biographies / Taylor, A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) (1906-1990) M, British, HISTORY: historian) A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale). 1906-90, British historian whose many works include The Origins of the Second World War (1961)

2. (Biographies / Taylor, Brook (1685-1731) M, English, SCIENCE: mathematician) Brook. 1685-1731, English mathematician, who laid the foundations of differential calculus

3. (Biographies / Taylor, Elizabeth (1932 F, USnational of birth: English, FILMS AND TV: actress) Dame Elizabeth. born 1932, US film actress, born in England: films include National Velvet (1944), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly Last Summer (1959), and Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for both of which she won Oscars

4. (Biographies / Taylor, Frederick Winslow (1856-1915) M, US, TECHNOLOGY: engineer) Frederick Winslow. 1856-1915, US engineer, who pioneered the use of time and motion studies to increase efficiency in industry

5. (Biographies / Taylor, Jeremy (1613-1667) M, English, RELIGION: clergyman) Jeremy. 1613-67, English cleric, best known for his devotional manuals Holy Living (1650) and Holy Dying (1651)

6. (Biographies / Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850) M, US, MILITARY: soldier, POLITICS: head of state) Zachary. 1784-1850, 12th president of the US (1849-50); hero of the Mexican War

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Noun	1.	Taylor - United States composer and music critic (1885-1966) Deems Taylor, Joseph Deems Taylor
	2.	Taylor - United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Elizabeth Taylor
	3.	Taylor - 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) President Taylor, Zachary Taylor