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Lamb

[lam]
–noun
1. Charles (“Elia”), 1775–1834, English essayist and critic.
2. Harold A., 1892–1962, U.S. novelist.
3. Mary Ann, 1764–1847, English author who wrote in collaboration with her brother Charles Lamb.
4. William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779–1848, English statesman: prime minister 1834, 1835–41.
5. Willis E(ugene), Jr., born 1913, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1955.

Mel⋅bourne

[mel-bern]
–noun
1. 2nd Viscount. Lamb, William.
2. a seaport in and the capital of Victoria, in SE Australia. 2,864,600.
3. a city on the E coast of Florida. 44,536.

Mel⋅bur⋅ni⋅an [mel-bur-nee-uhn] , noun, adjective
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Melbourne, Second Viscount  
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Cultural Dictionary

Melbourne [(mel-buhrn)]

Second-largest city in Australia, located on the country's southern coast; the capital of Victoria state and the largest city in the state; a financial and commercial center.

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Word Origin & History

lamb 
O.E. lamb, from P.Gmc. *lambaz (cf. O.N., O.Fris., Goth. lamb, M.H.G. lamp, Ger. lamm "lamb"). Common to the Gmc. languages, but with no known cognates outside them. O.E. plural was lomberu. Applied to persons (especially young Church members, gentle souls, etc.) from late O.E. Also sometimes used ironically for cruel or rough characters (e.g. Kirke's Lambs in wars of 1684-86).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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