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lovelock

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlʌvˌlɒk/

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

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2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A city, the county seat of Pershing County, Nevada, United States.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains.

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History

Etymology

From love + lock.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: cadenette — A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  • German: Schmachtlocke — A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  • Central Kurdish: بسک (bisk) — A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  • Northern Kurdish: bisk — A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  • Polish: pukiel włosów opadający na czoło — A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  • Turkish: zülüf — A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
  • Ottoman Turkish: زلف (zülf) — A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.