Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Harvard, John 1607-1638. American cleric and philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that now bears his name.
- MountHarvard A peak, 4,398.1 m (14,420 ft) high, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado.
Wiktionary
- n. A surname.
- n. Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a city in Massachusetts.
- n. A university in Cambridge, MA named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a university in Massachusetts
- n. American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)
Etymologies
- Patronymic surname from a Middle English variant of Hereward. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Turns out she took a little time off to graduate cum laude from FRIGGIN' HARVARD (can you hear that...that's my self-esteem shriveling up and dying) and now she's back at it, appearing in a plethora (Harvard word) of TV and movie gigs.”
“VIVEK WADHWA, HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Bottom line is that all of our research at Duke and now at Harvard shows the same thing.”
“He was graduated from Harvard in 1902, and addressed his _Alma Mater_ in an _Ode To Harvard_, published in book form in 1907.”
“HARVARD 68, DARTMOUTH 53 Keith Wright had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead visiting Harvard”
“HARVARD - The Harvard family of a girl with cystic fibrosis is asking for prayers and assistance, if possible, for their stay at Ronald McDonald House.”
“HARVARD - A 16-year-old from the Harvard area could face criminal charges after an early April Fools 'Day joke gone wrong brought a hazmat team to his friend's house.”
“HARVARD 77, COLUMBIA 57 Oliver McNally scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers, for host Harvard (18-6, 7-3 Ivy League).”
“HARVARD - Crime in Harvard fell from 2008 to 2009; however, Police Chief Daniel Kazy-Garey cautioned against reading too much into the statistics.”
“HARVARD 19 Chris Lum threw for two of Lehigh's three touchdowns - all of which came in the third quarter - as the Mountain Hawks (4-2) rallied to beat host Harvard (3-2).”
“The Winklevosses' idea was indeed like the earliest version of Facebook in the broadest sense: they wanted to make it easier for people with harvard.edu e-mail addresses to plug into the Harvard social network.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘Harvard’.
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There is no place like Nebraska
Place names, landmarks, famous residents, "-isms," etc.
Nebraska, nebraksa, Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, Kearney, Carhenge, Pioneer Village, Valentine, husker, cornhusker, There is no place... and 126 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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Here We Have Idaho
A list of places and names in the northwestern state of Idaho. Please add your favorites.
Here We Have Idaho is the title of the state song.
Boise, Kuna, Meridian, Idaho Falls, Burley, Pocatello, Ririe, Blackfoot, Nampa, Parma, Paris, Montpelier and 195 more...
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts, massachusetts, Boston, Wampanoag, pilgrims, Massachusetts lib..., cod, codfish aristocracy, Cape Cod, Cape Codder, Sacred Cod, The Cod-napping and 60 more...
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