Atwood

//ˈætˌwʊd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname; an English topographic surname for someone who lived near a wood. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, Colorado, United States, derived from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A small city, the county seat of Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. countable, uncountable

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"A panel of judges rebelled against the rules of a prestigious literary award by naming both Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo the winners of the 2019 Booker Prize in London."

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