name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɒsən/
General-American:/ˈlɔsən/
General-American, cot-caught-merger:/ˈlɑsən/
rhymes with -ɒsən
CMU ARPABET:L AO1 S AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 2
A placename
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
A placename
A town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 4
A placename
A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 5
A placename
An unincorporated community in Union County, Arkansas, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
A placename
An unincorporated community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 7
A placename
A city in Clay County, Clinton County and Ray County, Missouri, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 8
A placename
An area of Mesquite, Texas, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
a chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws. * As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.