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  • proper noun An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
  • proper noun A male given name.
  • proper noun A patronymic surname.
  • proper noun An Italian Renaissance painter.

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  • noun Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
  • noun an archangel of the Hebrew tradition

Etymologies

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Hebrew "God cures" or "God has healed".

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