Petersen

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Danish.

Example

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"Dr. Lyle R. Petersen, director of the division of vector-borne infectious diseases at the CDC, says the arrival of Hurricane Isaac may actually help contain the outbreak. He explains that such storms disturb the ecology of the area and interrupt the transmission cycle between birds and mosquitoes."

Etymology

From Danish Petersen or, less often, from Norwegian Petersen.

Related phrases

Petersen graphPetersen-Morley theorem

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