franklin
(in the 14th and 15th centuries) a freeholder who was not of noble birth.
Origin of franklin
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A·re·tha [uh-ree-thuh], /əˈri θə/, 1942–2018, U.S. singer.
Benjamin, 1706–90, American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor.
Sir John, 1786–1847, English Arctic explorer.
John Hope, 1915–2009, U.S. historian and educator.
a district in extreme N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, including the Boothia and Melville peninsulas, Baffin Island, and other Arctic islands. 549,253 sq. mi. (1,422,565 sq. km).
a town in S Massachusetts.
a city in SE Wisconsin.
a town in central Tennessee.
a town in central Indiana.
a town in SW Ohio.
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “freeholder.”
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How to use franklin in a sentence
She worked as an English teacher at her old high school in franklin.
Marie Mongan, champion of hypnobirthing, dies at 86 | Olesia Plokhii | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostOn the field that day, franklin told players he had tried to protect them.
A college football coach’s season at war with the coronavirus — and his own school | Kent Babb | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostHall had 54 percent to franklin’s 46 percent when the Associated Press called the race.
Georgia voters elect Kwanza Hall as interim successor to the late John Lewis | Vanessa Williams, Donna Cassata | December 2, 2020 | Washington Post“It is critical that we implement equity and health in all policies in our county so that no community is left behind,” franklin said.
Goodbye Coke, hello milk! Prince George’s pushes healthy kids’ menu | Rachel Chason | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostWith 70 percent of precincts reporting, Hall had 32 percent of the vote and franklin 27 percent.
Two Democrats advance to December runoff to fill John Lewis’s seat — temporarily | Rachael Bade | September 30, 2020 | Washington Post
Thanks to that meddling franklin and the other editors, Jefferson thought his Declaration had been “mangled.”
But I rest my case with this fact: James Madison, Ben franklin, and George Washington said so.
Churchill said that meeting franklin Roosevelt was like opening a bottle of Champagne—and so is reading The Churchill Factor.
Benjamin franklin warned against making any hasty conclusions on such “a point of great importance.”
So said President franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 23, 1933, just before he reached for a cold one.
He was the successor of Dr. franklin as editor, and entered upon the business in 1763.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsellfranklin, at least, loved Old England, and it might well be maintained that these were the happiest years of his life.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerIt did not sail that day, or the next either; and as late as the 29th of April franklin was still hanging about waiting to be off.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl Beckerfranklin himself was a deliberate man, and at the last moment he decided, for some reason or other, not to take the first packet.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerThe only power which such men as Washington and franklin denied to the Imperial legislature was the power of taxing.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for franklin (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfræŋklɪn) /
(in 14th- and 15th-century England) a substantial landholder of free but not noble birth
Origin of franklin
1British Dictionary definitions for Franklin (2 of 2)
/ (ˈfræŋklɪn) /
Aretha (əˈriːθə) born 1942, US soul, pop, and gospel singer; noted for her songs "Respect" (1967), "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968), and, with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987)
Benjamin 1706–90, American statesman, scientist, and author. He helped draw up the Declaration of Independence (1776) and, as ambassador to France (1776–85), he negotiated an alliance with France and a peace settlement with Britain. As a scientist, he is noted particularly for his researches in electricity, esp his invention of the lightning conductor
Sir John . 1786–1847, English explorer of the Arctic: lieutenant-governor of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) (1836–43): died while on a voyage to discover the Northwest Passage
Rosalind . 1920–58, British x-ray crystallographer. She contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA, before her premature death from cancer
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Scientific definitions for Franklin (1 of 2)
[ frăngk′lĭn ]
American public official, scientist, inventor, and writer who fully established the distinction between negative and positive electricity, proved that lightning and electricity are identical, and suggested that buildings could be protected by lightning conductors. He also invented bifocal glasses, established the direction of the prevailing storm track in North America and determined the existence of the Gulf Stream.
Scientific definitions for Franklin (2 of 2)
British x-ray crystallographer whose diffraction images, made by directing x-rays at DNA, provided crucial information that led to the discovery of its structure as a double helix by Francis Crick and James D. Watson.
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