laurence

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒ.ɹəns/

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/ˈlɒ.ɹəns/ · /ˈlɔɹəns/ · /ˈlɑɹəns/

Definition of laurence

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.

“Romeo: Bid her devise / Some means to come to shrift this afternoon; / And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell / Be shriv'd and married.”
“"I will do any thing, however impossible, if you will only not call me Mr Hervey. Why am I not Laurence to you - Miss Vivian calls me Laurence - I am Laurence to every one but you - let me hear you call me Laurence," in an earnest manner.”

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name

A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.

“Romeo: Bid her devise / Some means to come to shrift this afternoon; / And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell / Be shriv'd and married.”
“"I will do any thing, however impossible, if you will only not call me Mr Hervey. Why am I not Laurence to you - Miss Vivian calls me Laurence - I am Laurence to every one but you - let me hear you call me Laurence," in an earnest manner.”
A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

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From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).

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