name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Cowper
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkaʊpə(ɹ)/
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/ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -uːpə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: K AW1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K UW1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A cooper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: William Cowper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poet
noun
Meaning 6
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: William Cowper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surgeon, operating surgeon, sawbones
History
Etymology
Variant of Cooper or Couper.