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Ludlow

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌd.ləʊ/

The English word “Ludlow” has 6 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
  3. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  4. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.
  5. The Ludlow epoch.

adjective

  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.

Etymology

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

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