Definitions for philidor
phili·dor

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1. Philidor

   Philidor (Filidor) or Danican Philidor was a family of musicians that served as court musicians to the French kings. The original name of the family was Danican (D'Anican) and was of Scottish origin (Duncan). Philidor was a later addition to the family name, given first to Michel the elder by Louis XIII because his oboe playing reminded the king of an Italian virtuoso oboist named Filidori. Both Michel the younger and Jean played in the Grande Écurie (literally, the Great Stable; figuratively, the Military Band) in Paris. Later members of the family were known as composers as well. One of them (François-André Danican Philidor) was a chess master. Michel Danican Philidor the elder (1580–1651) Michel Danican Philidor the younger (c. 1610–1659) Jean Danican Philidor (c. 1620–1679), the first whose name appears as Danican dit Philidor, father of the next generation André Danican Philidor (André I, "l'aîné") (c. 1652–1730), son of Jean, composer of the Marche française (Marche royale) (1679) François Danican Philidor (c. 1680-1730), son of André l'aîné, half brother of Anne Anne Danican Philidor (1681–1728), son (not daughter) of André Michel Danican Philidor III (1683–1723), son of André François-André Danican Philidor (André II) (1726–1795), very late son of André, opera composer (notably Tom Jones), and the strongest chess master in the 18th century. He is considered by many to be one of the strongest players in chess history. His name is renowned among all chess players and there are two important chess terms named for his innovations: the Philidor defence, an opening the Philidor position, an endgame position Jacques Danican Philidor ("le cadet") (1657–1708), son of Jean, composer of the Marche à quatre timbales pour le Carrousel de Monseigneur (1685) Pierre Danican Philidor (1681–1731), son of Jacques le cadet

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1. PHILIDOR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Philidor is ranked #152628 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Philidor surname appeared 107 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Philidor.
   
   91.5% or 98 total occurrences were Black.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of philidor in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of philidor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of philidor in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Michael Pearson:

   We know many doctors and patients were concerned about the recent allegations surrounding Philidor’s business practices, and so were we.

2. Adam Fein:

   The Valeant-Philidor relationship woke payers up to potential problems in their pharmacy networks, we are now seeing much greater scrutiny of the independent pharmacies that may not be complying with payer requirements.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philidor
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html