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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a coiled structure.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A surname originating as an occupation.; Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States; A town in Windham County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States; An unincorporated community and coal town in Monongalia County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A place name:; A number of places in Canada; A community in Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A place name:; A number of places in Canada; A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A place name:; A number of places in Canada; A village in the Rural Municipality of Chaplin, Saskatchewan countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

rural municipality no. 164rural municipality of chaplinrural municipality of chaplin no. 164sir charles spencer chaplin

Example

More examples

"I saw an old film featuring Charlie Chaplin yesterday."

Etymology

An occupational surname for a chaplain, from Middle English and Old French chapelain.

Related phrases

Charlie Chaplin mustache

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