Lovelock

//ˈlʌvˌlɒk// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  2. 2
    A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Pershing County, Nevada, United States.

Example

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"The name Gaia for planet Earth was coined by the scientist James Lovelock from the eponymous Greek goddess."

Etymology

From love + lock.

Related phrases

butte countycounty seatpershing county

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