acton
1 Americannoun
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Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron, 1834–1902, English historian.
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a former municipal borough in SE England, now part of the London borough of Ealing: center of Puritanism at the time of Cromwell.
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a city in NE Massachusetts.
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron. 1834–1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone
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his grandfather, Sir John Francis Edward. 1736–1811, European naval commander and statesman: admiral of Tuscany (1774–79) and Naples (1779 onwards) and chief minister of Naples (1779–1806)
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a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail
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a leather jacket padded with mail
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Etymology
Origin of acton
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French aketoun, Old French a ( u ) queton < Old Spanish algodon < Spanish Arabic < Arabic al-quṭun the cotton
Example Sentences
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Acton, CA - February 15: Beverages are served at Sunday jazz brunch at Bloom Ranch, a 250-acre Black-owned farm and ranch on the edge of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
Upon exiting the 14 freeway to Bloom Ranch in Acton, a small unincorporated community on the northeastern edge of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
He pleaded guilty to driving his Suzuki Wagon in excess of the 20mph limit in Acton, near his Shepherds Bush home, on 31 March last year.
From BBC
The mood is jovial inside the Old Oaks Community Centre in East Acton, as I am welcomed with friendly smiles.
From BBC
The winds are expected to be strongest in the western San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Monica Mountains and interior Los Angeles mountains near Acton southwest into Ventura County.
From Los Angeles Times
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