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Shan·non    Audio Help   [shan-uhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Claude El·wood [el-wood] Pronunciation Key, 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 mi. (386 km) long.
3.international airport in W Ireland, near Limerick.
4.a female given name.
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Shan·non    Audio Help   (shān'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
A river, about 386 km (240 mi) long, rising in north-central Ireland and flowing generally south and west to the Atlantic Ocean through a long deep estuary.

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shannon

noun
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) 

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