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Huggins

hug·gins

US/ˈhʌɡɪnz/ rare

noun

1.

English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)

Origin

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

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