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Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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name
A placename:
A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A city in Kenton County, Kentucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A village in Livingston County, Missouri.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
The Ludlow epoch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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name
A habitational surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).
Across languages
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