Somerville

[ suhm-er-vil ]

/ ˈsʌm ərˌvɪl /

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noun

Mary Fairfax Greig

[greg], /grɛg/, 1780–1872, Scottish mathematician and astronomer.

a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

a town in central New Jersey.

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Words nearby Somerville

Somerset House, Somerset Island, Somersetshire, Somers Point, Somersworth, Somerville, something, something else, something else again, something in the wind, Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

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How to use Somerville in a sentence

In it, Somerville recounts a piece of advice he got from Damon Lindelof, who happens to be the co-creator of famed mystery-box show Lost.
TV’s buzziest shows aren’t trying to trick viewers anymore|Emily VanDerWerff|January 17, 2022|Vox
Somerville shares Inside’s distinctive and lovely aesthetic.
The 40 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2022|Eliana Dockterman|January 7, 2022|Time
Regional food and water sources may have dwindled when the last Ice Age peaked between 26,000 and 19,000 years ago, causing the earliest settlers to leave and delaying further occupations until conditions improved, Somerville speculates.
New clues suggest people reached the Americas around 30,000 years ago|Bruce Bower|June 9, 2021|Science News
BKB, she said, was undergoing a rapid expansion following the opening of the Somerville location, and she moved to the company’s Denver headquarters after being promoted to a manager role.
The Battle for Inclusivity at Brooklyn Boulders|Molly Taft|December 15, 2020|Outside Online

For example, Somerville, Massachusetts, relocated voting from a nursing home to a school a little less than a mile away.
Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents May Not Be Able to Vote in November Because of the Pandemic|by Ryan McCarthy and Jack Gillum|August 26, 2020|ProPublica
They lured Castucci to their headquarters, an office inside Marshall Motors, a garage at 14 Marshall Street in Somerville.
The Hidden Horror of Whitey Bulger’s Trial|T.J. English|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Samuel Putnam, a Massachusetts judge and senator, died at Somerville, aged 85.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Mr. Watson, five miles away in Somerville, promptly answered in the affirmative, and soon was heard a voice singing "America."
Heroes of the Telegraph|J. Munro
But Lionel never heard the question, for he was most busily occupied about Mrs. Somerville and her horse.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II)|Charles James Lever
"There they go at last," said he, as Lionel and Mrs. Somerville cantered forth, followed by two grooms.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II)|Charles James Lever
Miss Somerville hovered behind, a paler thing of broken lavender and white and black, with screwed up, sandy-lashed eyes.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Somerville

Somerville

/ (ˈsʌməvɪl) /

noun

Mary, original name Mary Fairfax . 1780–1872, British scientific writer, author of Physical Geography (1848) and other textbooks. Somerville College, Oxford, was named after her

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Scientific definitions for Somerville

Somerville

[ sŭm′ər-vĭl′ ]

Mary Fairfax Greig 1780-1872

Scottish astronomer and mathematician who wrote expository works on mathematics, physical geography, microscopic science, and astronomy. Her writings explained complex scientific ideas to the general public through simple illustrations and experiments that the average reader could easily understand.