Lovelace
Americannoun
noun
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Countess of, title of Ada Augusta King. 1815–52, English mathematician and personal assistant to Charles Babbage: daughter of Lord Byron. She wrote the first computer program
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Richard. 1618–58, English Cavalier poet, noted for To Althea from Prison (1642) and Lucasta (1649)
Example Sentences
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Lovelace made the switch in June, when the Education Department announced a temporary 1% interest-rate reduction for borrowers who enrolled in autopay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“It was a shock to see that payment went up by that much,” said Lovelace, 43, who lives in Midlothian, Texas, with her husband and has four children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Following Currie's death in 1829, it was bought by William King-Noel, the 1st Earl of Lovelace, who married the then Ada Byron six years later.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Subsequently striking up a friendship with Charles Babbage, an inventor and mechanical engineer, Lovelace would become fascinated with his plans to build a complicated calculating machine.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
“You have perfectly good bodies and legs that work. Use them,” Mrs. Lovelace instructed.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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