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francis

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

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These degrees are absolutely not elite, though St Francis seems at first glance to have a decent student body.

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Quick take

A male given name from Latin.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A male given name from Latin.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

A placename

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for francis.

noun

A male given name from Latin.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

A placename

noun

A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.

Example sentences

1

These degrees are absolutely not elite, though St Francis seems at first glance to have a decent student body.

2

Not to get off track, but the book looks at Francis Bacon the 20th century painter, not the 16th century philosopher.

3

There's a great novel, _Red Plenty_, by Francis Spufford, that touches on Soviet computing in the 50s and 60s as part of a broader exploration of Soviet economic planning.

4

> One philosophy, called Baconianism after Sir Francis Bacon, neglects theoretical underpinning and says just make observations, collect data, and interrogate them.

5

People like Sid Sackson, Phil Orbanes, Richard Hamblen, Francis Tresham and others created the modern era - and amazing, modern-feeling games such as Square Mile[1962] would sometimes appear out of nowhere.

6

And the most long standing myth, which first started after the Human Genome was sequenced by Francis Collins and Craig Ventor (now working on human longevity) over 14 years ago: Bioinformatics software will single-handedly be responsible for discovering billion dollar drug targets.

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Some more so than others - Francis Bacon would wake at 7am and work hard until lunchtime, when he'd share a bottle of wine with a friend in his studio and then drink, eat and party until the middle of the next morning, getting to bed at 3am.

Quote examples

1

There is a very interesting book that explores one example of a possible other system -- centralised economic decision making -- called "Red Plenty" by Francis Spufford.

2

Also "The God Who Is There" or "Escape From Reason" by Francis Schaeffer.

3

At the moment: "Qualified applicants may apply for an interim permit that allows for removal of Burmese pythons and other conditional reptiles from three WMAs: Everglades and Francis S.

4

I once had a confusing conversation with a room full of artists before I realized that we had no idea who the "other" Francis Bacon was.

Proper noun examples

1

Francis, Menlo-Atherton, are some of the most popular high schools in the area(Palo Alto High School is ghetto).

2

Francis Bacon comes to mind as a painter whose works simply cannot be compared to earlier pieces.

3

Francis of Assisi lived in abject poverty, and would be a much harsher judge than Maslow, and would probably criticize either of us for bothering to own any electronic devices.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use francis in a sentence?

These degrees are absolutely not elite, though St Francis seems at first glance to have a decent student body.

What does francis mean?

A male given name from Latin.

What part of speech is francis?

francis is commonly used as noun.