name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
downing
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/ˈdaʊnɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aʊnɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: D AW1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A city in Schuyler County, Missouri.
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name
Meaning 3
A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
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name
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Qualifier: Cambridge University
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noun
Meaning 5
An occasion on which something is downed.
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noun
Meaning 6
A defeat.
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verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of down
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 8
United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Andrew Jackson Downing
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Broader terms: landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper, landscapist
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: сби́тие (sbítije) — an occasion on which something is downed (e.g. aircraft)
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