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barlow

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for barlow.

Editorial note

Gamwell turned Lovecraft's papers over to Barlow who deposited most of them in the John Hay Library at Brown University.

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Quick take

A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of barlow gathered in one view.

noun

A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.

noun

The name of villages in north-eastern England:

noun

A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for barlow.

noun

A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.

noun

The name of villages in north-eastern England:

noun

A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).

noun

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6428).

Example sentences

1

Gamwell turned Lovecraft's papers over to Barlow who deposited most of them in the John Hay Library at Brown University.

2

John Perry Barlow (of EFF fame) litigated this issue in late 2006.

3

I don't really get a sense from this article that Barlow is a double agent.

4

John Perry Barlow ran in those circles (he interviewed Ted Nelson for one Mondo issue) and the EFF was a big presence in the hacker culture.

5

Reilly used to defend the company's behavior in South Africa), but it did form a joint enterprise with Barlow Rand, which was a major munitions supplier to the South African state.

6

With people like Steve Jobs (does not shower, eats only fruits, visits gurus in India) and John Barlow (with the Grateful Dead - commonly related with the hippie movement), we can see that he's aware of what he's talking about.

Quote examples

1

Barlow seems to agree with David Brin's thesis in "Transparent Society" [1] that the inevitable loss of privacy of ordinary citizens will correspond with an increase in transparency of governments, the powerful, and the aparatus they create.

2

OK, so that's not Dan's position.[0] > I, for one, would gladly paraphrase John Perry Barlow's declaration of independence of cyberspace and say that the "weary giants of flesh and steel" should leave me alone but only if the "technology [that] is being imposed on a global scale without restraint" will do likewise.

Proper noun examples

1

This article is a pretty formulaic example of what happens when someone from the 2nd perspective discovers John Perry Barlow's writings.

2

Random trivia of the day...this guy (John Perry Barlow) also wrote Grateful Dead lyrics.

3

Barlow serve as executor of his literary estate.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use barlow in a sentence?

Gamwell turned Lovecraft's papers over to Barlow who deposited most of them in the John Hay Library at Brown University.

What does barlow mean?

A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.

What part of speech is barlow?

barlow is commonly used as noun.