Shannon

American  

[shan-uhn] / ˈʃæn ən /

noun

1. Claude Elwood 1916–2001, U.S. applied mathematician: early developer of information theory.

2. a river flowing SW from N Ireland to the Atlantic: the principal river of Ireland. 240 miles (386 km) long.

3. international airport in W Ireland, near Limerick.

4. a female given name.

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Shannon ¹ British  

/ ˈʃænən /

noun

1. a river in the Republic of Ireland, rising in NW Co Cavan and flowing south to the Atlantic by an estuary 113 km (70 miles) long: the longest river in the Republic of Ireland. Length: 260 km (161 miles)

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Shannon ² British  

/ ˈʃænən /

noun

1. Claude ( Elwood ). 1916–2000, US mathematician, who first developed information theory

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Example Sentences

Long before the modern GPU, computer-science legends like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon — the namesake of Anthropic’s large language model — used chess to model human logic and cognition.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“Had we known more, we could have done more with this,” Shannon Deckard, director of quality assurance and chief inspector at UPS Airlines said in the hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But after a brief closed-door hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shannon Cooley did not find there was substantial evidence of Ortiz’s mental “incompetence” and ordered criminal proceedings to continue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It’s been a minute since most of the public heard from Shannon Elizabeth.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

“By the way, she asked about you today,” Shannon said.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds