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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“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
Lovelace said she will also have to tell her 4-year-old daughter to choose just one extracurricular activity instead of three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It included George Stephenson, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing and Sir Demis Hassabis, with dozens of UK start-up companies from every corner of the country listed.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
But Ai-Da was also named after Ada Lovelace, a famous mathematician in the 1800s.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 14, 2024
We both laughed so hard, Mrs. Lovelace had to put her finger to her lips to tell us to hush.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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