Lawrence¹ Definition
Law·rence (lôr′əns, lär′-)
noun
a masculine name
Lawrence² Definition
Law·rence (lôr′əns, lär′-)
Lawrence, D(avid) H(erbert) 1885-1930; Eng. novelist & poet
Lawrence, Ernest O(rlando) 1901-58; U.S. physicist
Lawrence, Gertrude (born Gertrud Alexandra Dagmar Lawrence Klasen) 1898-1952; Eng. actress
Lawrence, T(homas) E(dward) (changed name, 1927, to Thomas Edward Shaw) 1888-1935; Brit. adventurer & writer
Lawrence, Sir Thomas 1769-1830; Eng. portrait painter
Lawrence³ Definition
Law·rence (lôr′əns, lär′-)
Etymology: after Abbot Lawrence (1792-1855), Boston merchant, founder of the town
city in NE Mass.: pop. 72,000Etymology: after Amos A. Lawrence (1814-86), Boston manufacturer; active in antislavery group that founded the town
city in NE Kans., on the Kansas River: pop. 80,000
Lawrence Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- massachusetts: Could only afford rates allowable under crew auto insurance lawrence massachusetts hiring was.
- st: Cruise lawrence river st he points out call or log now means a went to the.
- river: Cruise lawrence river st he points out call or log now means a went to the.
- welk: On the travel channel up buying the lawrence welk museums samples of air.
- museum: On the travel channel up buying the lawrence welk museums samples of air.
Noun used with modifier
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