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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Law•rence (lôr′əns, lor′-),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical D(avid) H(erbert), 1885–1930, English novelist.
- Biographical Ernest O(rlando), 1901–58, U.S. physicist: inventor of the cyclotron;
Nobel prize 1939. - Biographical Gertrude, 1901?–52, English actress.
- Biographical Jacob, born 1917, U.S. painter and educator.
- Biographical James, 1781–1813, U.S. naval officer in the War of 1812.
- Biographical Saint. Also, Lorenzo. Latin, Laurentius. died a.d. 258?, early church martyr.
- Biographical Sir Thomas, 1769–1830, English painter.
- Biographical T(homas) E(dward) (T. E. Shaw) ("Lawrence of Arabia''), 1888–1935, English archaeologist, adventurer, soldier, and writer.
- Place Namesa city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River. 63,175.
- Place Namesa city in E Kansas, on the Kansas River. 52,738.
- Place Namesa town in central Indiana. 25,591.
- a male given name: from a Latin word meaning "a man of Laurentum.''
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Lawrence /ˈlɒrəns/ n - 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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