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Somerset Definition

Som·er·set (sum′ər set′)

county in SW England, on Bristol Channel: 1,333 sq mi (3,452 sq km); pop. 460,000

Etymology: OE Sumersaete, contr. < Sumortunsæte, lit., the people of Somerton (< sumor, summer + tun, town) + sæte, residents, pl. of sæta, akin to sæti, seat

Somerset Quotes

We have the highest authority for believing that the meek shall inherit the Earth; though I have never found any particular corroboration of this aphorism in the records of Somerset House.

—Birkenhead, F(rederick) E(dwin) Smith, 1st Earl of

   A Chancery Lane young man, A Somerset House young man, Avery delectable, highly respectable, Threepenny-bus young man!

—Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)

Browse dictionary entries near Somerset

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  9. ‹ sombrero
  10. ‹ somber
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