name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
Harman
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CMU ARPABET: HH AA1 R M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
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name
Meaning 3
A town in Randolph County, West Virginia.
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noun
Meaning 4
A policeman.
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Usage: obsolete
Qualifier: thieves' cant
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noun
Meaning 5
An indole alkaloid, 1-methyl-9H-β-carboline (C12H10N2) found in several foods, plants and beverages which is carcinogen. It is a specific, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A.
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Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology
* As an English surname, from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Hermann. * As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Haar, from the German noun Haar (“hair”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Harmann, Hermann, Herrmann. Compare Harmon.
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