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Moniz
[ maw-neesh ]
noun
- An·to·nio Ca·e·ta·no de A·bre·u Fre·i·re E·gas [ah, n, -, taw, -ny, oo, kah-, uh, -, tah, -n, oo, d, uh, , uh, -, bre, -, oo, f, r, uh, -, ee, -, r, uh, , ee, -g, uh, sh], 1874–1955, Portuguese neurosurgeon: Nobel Prize 1949.
Example Sentences
Among the Unstoppable films in this year’s program are Phil Moniz and Kevin Claydon’s sports comedy “Racewalkers,” Andrew Abrahams’ pediatric healthcare doc “Complicated,” Cameron S. Mitchell’s historical investigative doc “Disposable Humanity” and Alexander Freeman’s “My Own Normal,” a portrait of his own life with cerebral palsy.
In one scene, Firth’s Jamie and Moniz’s Aurélia are “swimming” in a lake to recover the loose pages of Jamie’s work-in-progress novel.
Both Firth and Moniz had to kneel down to make the water seem much deeper.
While most achievements are still celebrated, some awards have not aged well, such as Egas Moniz' 1949 prize in physiology or medicine for the since banned and discredited practice of lobotomy.
A separate protest group has planned a demonstration for Friday at Lisbon's Martim Moniz square.
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