Byron

American  

[bahy-ruhn] / ˈbaɪ rən /

noun

1. George Gordon, Lord 6th Baron Byron, 1788–1824, English poet.

2. a male given name.

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Byron British  

/ baɪˈrɒnɪk, ˈbaɪərən /

noun

1. George Gordon , 6th Baron. 1788–1824, British Romantic poet, noted also for his passionate and disastrous love affairs. His major works include Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812–18), and Don Juan (1819–24). He spent much of his life abroad and died while fighting for Greek independence

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Byron Scientific  

/ bī′rən /

1. British mathematician who collaborated with Charles Babbage in the development of the analytical engine, an early computer. Byron's most important contribution was the compilation of detailed notations about how the machine could be programmed.

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Other Word Forms

• Byronic adjective
• Byronically adverb
• Byronism noun

Example Sentences

Keats perished at 25, Shelley at 29 and Byron at 36.

From The Wall Street Journal

The four players who had Seattle’s six sacks—Derick Hall, Rylie Mills, Devon Witherspoon and Byron Murphy II—are all 25 or younger.

From The Wall Street Journal

The general manager will have to negotiate a deal for star receiver Puka Nacua as well as extensions for top defenders Kobie Turner and Byron Young.

From Los Angeles Times

“The freedom to play within the script required trust between me and Byron in a way that would have really gone south had I not had somebody who was willing to play.”

From Los Angeles Times

Defensive front maintains its edge: Edge rushers Byron Young and Jared Verse were voted to the Pro Bowl after amassing 12 and 7 ½ sacks, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times