greenfield
1 Americannoun
noun
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a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
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a city in NW Massachusetts.
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a town in central Indiana.
noun
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A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development.
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Compare brownfield
Etymology
Origin of greenfield
First recorded in 1940–45 as an adjective; current sense dates from 2000–05; green ( def. ) + field ( def. )
Example Sentences
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As a songwriter and performer, Sedaka treated rock ’n’ roll as another fad to be exploited, crafting cheerful, vivacious tunes targeted at teens who’d bop along to “Stupid Cupid” and swoon to “Where the Boys Are,” to name two songs he and lyricist Howard Greenfield wrote for early-’60s pop idol Connie Francis.
From Los Angeles Times
She brought him to meet her son, an aspiring lyricist named Howard Greenfield, and the pair quickly became a songwriting team, with Greenfield writing the words and Sedaka handling the music.
From Los Angeles Times
As Sedaka and Greenfield developed their creative partnership, Sedaka sang in the Linc-Tones, a vocal group that evolved into the Tokens just prior to his departure; he left them prior to their hit single “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
From Los Angeles Times
Although he didn’t abandon his dreams of performing, Sedaka concentrated on songwriting with Greenfield.
From Los Angeles Times
Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus suggested to Sedaka and Greenfield that they would have better luck at 1650 Broadway, where Al Nevins and Don Kirshner had just opened their publishing company Aldon Music.
From Los Angeles Times
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