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| 1. | Claude El⋅wood [el-wood] , 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. |