Sheppard

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as an occupation.
  2. 2
    A male given name.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in the town of Brockway, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States.

Synonyms

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sheepherdershepherdessabbeair wardenattendattend to

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"The scientists who made the discovery, led by Scott Sheppard at the Carnegie Institute of Science in Washington, used the powerful Subaru telescope in Hawaii to gather data over several years, as well as new computing algorithms, to track potential moons and orbits."

Etymology

From Middle English, from schepherde (“shepherd”).

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