Lange

[ lahng-uh for 1; lang for 2, 3 ]

/ ˈlɑŋ ə for 1; læŋ for 2, 3 /

noun

Chris·tian Lou·is

[kris-tyahn -loo-ee, -is], /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i, -ɪs/, 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.

David (Russell), 1942–2005, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1984–89.

Dorothea, 1895–1965, U.S. photographer.

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Words nearby Lange

lane, Lanfranc, lang, langar, langbeinite, Lange, langeel, Langenbeck's triangle, Langer, langered, Langerhans

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But Lange really deserved her American Horror Story trophy, and is always fun to watch at awards shows.
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It will now include Lange and the other colleagues who perished on Flight 17.
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But as he worked on the epidemic locally in Amsterdam and Western Europe, Lange also was thinking globally.
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We are lucky that so many were, like Lange, smart, even-handed, and far-sighted.
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According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Lange “ sends a cold wind through the theater” as the ruthless Goth queen.
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Having at last said the positively final adieu, Mlle. Lange with a happy little sigh turned to run down the passage.
El Dorado|Baroness Orczy
Lange calls him “the father of the modern Materialistic movement.”
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He passed, as Lange points out, through Comte's three epochs.
Contemporary Socialism|John Rae
She married an actor named Lange, with whom she went to Vienna, where she became a singer at the opera.
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Later Lange added an improvement by providing a contraction toward the upper part of the chimney.
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British Dictionary definitions for Lange

Lange

/ (ˈlɒŋɪ) /

noun

David (Russell). 1942–2005, New Zealand statesman: prime minister (1984–89)

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