Trevelyan

name, slang

name, slang ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Cornish. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Trevelyan College, Durham. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

Synonyms

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george macaulay trevelyansir george otto trevelyan

Example

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""If I might offer you a word of advice, Inspector, it would be to arrest the page, who, as I understand, has only recently come into your service, Doctor." "The young imp cannot be found," said Dr. Trevelyan; "the maid and the cook have just been searching for him.""

Etymology

From Cornish trev (“farmstead; town”) + the Cornish personal name Elyan.

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