Lawrence

[lawr-uh ns, lor-]

noun

D(avid) H(erbert),1885–1930, English novelist.

Ernest O(rlando),1901–58, U.S. physicist: inventor of the cyclotron; Nobel Prize 1939.

Gertrude,1901?–52, English actress.

Jacob,1917–2000, U.S. painter and educator.

James,1781–1813, U.S. naval officer in the War of 1812.

Saint.Also Lorenzo.Latin Laurentius.died a.d. 258?, early church martyr.

Sir Thomas,1769–1830, English painter.

T(homas) E(dward)T. E. ShawLawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935, English archaeologist, adventurer, soldier, and writer.

a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.

a city in E Kansas, on the Kansas River.

a town in central Indiana.

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “a man of Laurentum.”

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Examples from the Web for lawrence

Contemporary Examples of lawrence

In a hot-button cover story interview with Vanity Fair, Lawrence explained it best.
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December 27, 2014
The city, Lawrence, Massachusetts, is located about 30 miles north of Boston and is home to 76,000 people.
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Mike Barnicle
November 24, 2014
He won a scholarship to Villanova and ended up here in Lawrence.
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Mike Barnicle
November 24, 2014
Lawrence, 43, entered the filmmaking world while attending film school at Loyola Marymount University.
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November 23, 2014
Some of the things Lawrence had to alter from the book involved President Coin, played by Julianne Moore.
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November 23, 2014

Historical Examples of lawrence

Lawrence gave the date as 1735; and Keightley suggested the spring of that year.
De Libris: Prose and Verse
Austin Dobson
The gridiron of Saint Lawrence is of an agreeable freshness to him.
The Dream
Emile Zola
He accosted me by name, for it was no stranger—it was Mr. Lawrence!
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Bronte
Mr. Lawrence was standing by at the time conversing with some one else.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Bronte
Inclining to dusk as it was, I knew him at a glance: it was Mr. Lawrence on his grey pony.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Bronte

British Dictionary definitions for lawrence

Lawrence

noun

Saint. died 258 ad, Roman martyr: according to tradition he was roasted to death on a gridiron. Feast day: Aug 10

D (avid) H (erbert). 1885–1930, British novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Many of his works deal with the destructiveness of modern industrial society, contrasted with the beauty of nature and instinct, esp the sexual impulse. His novels include Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)

Ernest Orlando. 1901–58, US physicist, who invented the cyclotron (1931): Nobel prize for physics 1939

Gertrude. 1898–1952, British actress, noted esp for her roles in comedies such as Noël Coward's Private Lives (1930)

Sir Thomas. 1769–1830, British portrait painter

T (homas) E (dward), known as Lawrence of Arabia. 1888–1935, British soldier and writer. He took a major part in the Arab revolt against the Turks (1916–18), proving himself an outstanding guerrilla leader. He described his experiences in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926)

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Word Origin and History for lawrence

Lawrence

see Laurence.

lawrence in Science

Lawrence

[lôr′əns]Ernest Orlando 1901-1958

American physicist who in 1929 built the first cyclotron, which he used to study the structure of the atom, transmute elements, and produce artificial radiation. His work laid the foundation for the development of the atomic bomb.