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Shannon

[ shan-uhn ]

noun

  1. Claude El·wood [el, -w, oo, d], 1916–2001, U.S. applied mathematician: early developer of information theory.
  2. a river flowing SW from N Ireland to the Atlantic: the principal river of Ireland. 240 miles (386 km) long.
  3. international airport in W Ireland, near Limerick.
  4. a female given name.

Shannon

1

/ ˈʃænən /

noun

  1. ShannonClaude (Elwood)19162000MUSSCIENCE: mathematician Claude ( Elwood ). 1916–2000, US mathematician, who first developed information theory

Shannon

2

/ ˈʃænən /

noun

  1. a river in the Republic of Ireland, rising in NW Co Cavan and flowing south to the Atlantic by an estuary 113 km (70 miles) long: the longest river in the Republic of Ireland. Length: 260 km (161 miles)

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