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Harley Street
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English
Etymology
After Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1689-1741).
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɑː.li ˌstɹiːt/ UK
Proper noun
Harley Street
A street in Westminster having many physicians' practices.
en 1923 Dorothy L. Sayers Whose Body? the famous surgeon, Sir Julian Freke, who directed the surgical side of the great new hospital, and was, in addition, known in Harley Street as a distinguished neurologist with a highly individual point of view.
en 2008 Qanta A. Ahmed In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom A lot of [hymenoplasty] is done on Harley Street and in the surrounding exclusive clinics in London.
en by extension The English medical profession (especially the private sector) as a group.
en eponyms
en London Named roads