Byron

[bahy-ruhn]

noun

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

2. a male given name.

Byron

/ 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

Byron

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.

Other Word Forms

• Byronic adjective
• Byronism noun
• Byronically adverb

Example Sentences

He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Byron White and worked as an aide to then-Sen.

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But Byron Young sacked Hurts on third down and Hurts’ fourth-down pass fell incomplete, giving the Rams the ball with 12:18 left.

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After edge rusher Byron Young recorded a sack in the opener, he said Ford had “suffocated everything” along the line and made his job easier.

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Meantime, fellow edge rusher Byron Young has three sacks and a forced fumble.

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“He didn’t play bad last week,” Rams edge rusher Byron Young said.

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