Definitions for humpty dumpty
ˈhʌmp ti ˈdʌmp tihump·ty dump·ty

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1. Humpty Dumptynoun

   an egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century)

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1. Humpty Dumptynoun

   A fairy tale character whose name has become synonymous with anything fragile or the existence of which is precarious.

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1. Humpty Dumpty

   Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as an anthropomorphic egg, though he is not explicitly described as such. The first recorded versions of the rhyme date from late eighteenth-century England and the tune from 1870 in James William Elliott's National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs. Its origins are obscure, and several theories have been advanced to suggest original meanings. Humpty Dumpty was popularized in the United States on Broadway by actor George L. Fox in the pantomime musical Humpty Dumpty. The show ran from 1868 to 1869, for a total of 483 performances, becoming the longest-running Broadway show until it was surpassed in 1881 by Hazel Kirke. As a character and literary allusion, Humpty Dumpty has appeared or been referred to in many works of literature and popular culture, particularly English author Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass, in which he was described as an egg. The rhyme is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as No. 13026.

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1. humpty dumpty

   Humpty Dumpty is a popular character from a well-known English nursery rhyme. Traditionally depicted as an anthropomorphic egg or round figure, he falls from a wall and cannot be put back together again by all the king's horses and men, according to the rhyme. The character and rhyme have been used in cultural and political commentary as well. Despite various theories, the origin and original meaning of the rhyme are uncertain.

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1. Humpty Dumpty

   Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. Though not explicitly described, he is typically portrayed as an anthropomorphic egg. The first recorded versions of the rhyme date from late eighteenth century England and the tune from 1870 in James William Elliott's National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs. Its origins are obscure and several theories have been advanced to suggest original meanings. The character of Humpty Dumpty was popularised in the United States by actor George L. Fox. As a character and literary allusion he has appeared in, or been referred to in a large number of works of literature and popular culture, particularly in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. The rhyme is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as No. 13026.

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1. Humpty Dumpty

   Celebrated accident victim. Fell from a wall at an early age and never recovered, despite the services of specialists.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of humpty dumpty in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of humpty dumpty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of humpty dumpty in a Sentence

1. Libya Deborah Jones:

   What we are trying to do, what the Special Representative is trying to do, is to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Wikidata
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