Lawrence

[ lawr-uhns, lor- ]

/ ˈlɔr əns, ˈlɒr- /

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. Shaw; "Lawrence 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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He won a scholarship to Villanova and ended up here in Lawrence.
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Lawrence, 43, entered the filmmaking world while attending film school at Loyola Marymount University.
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Some of the things Lawrence had to alter from the book involved President Coin, played by Julianne Moore.
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I have already explained to Lawrence and Basswood that it is a mistake, and that the widow will be paid all that is due her.
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The next morning, before light, Lawrence was over to see Elmira.
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This event occurred the day after Lawrence's walk in the snow.
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Among seamen she was rated an unlucky ship, and Lawrence was confidently expected to break the spell.
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The morning after the incident between Lawrence and Claire there had been an austere reserve in the cabin.
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British Dictionary definitions for Lawrence

Lawrence

/ (ˈlɒrəns) /

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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Scientific definitions for Lawrence

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.

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