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  • 121Lovstrom — This very interesting and unusual surname is of Scandinavian origin, from Denmark, and is an ornamental name meaning leaf river . Most Swedes did not adopt hereditary surnames until the 18th Century and the patronymic system was still in active… …

    Surnames reference

  • 122Wallen — This most interesting and unusual surname is of Old Swedish origin, and is an ornamental name from the Swedish wall, vall , a grassy bank, pasture or grazing ground, perhaps adopted in some cases as a topographic name for a dweller on or by a… …

    Surnames reference

  • 123at heart — 1. In principle, in one s true character, in reality, really, at the core, inwardly, at bottom. 2. In esteem, in true regard, held dear, for matter of concern …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 124little — /ˈlɪtl / (say litl) adjective 1. small in size; not big or large: a little child. 2. small in extent or duration; short; brief: a little while. 3. small in number: a little army. 4. small in amount or degree; not much: little hope. 5. being such… …

  • 125liberty — Freedom from all restraints except such as are justly imposed by law. Freedom from restraint, under conditions essential to the equal enjoyment of this same right by others; freedom regulated by law. The absence of arbitrary restraint, not… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 126liberty — Freedom from all restraints except such as are justly imposed by law. Freedom from restraint, under conditions essential to the equal enjoyment of this same right by others; freedom regulated by law. The absence of arbitrary restraint, not… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 127Sullivan Ballou — Dear Sarah redirects here. For the 1990 film titled Dear Sarah, see Dear Sarah (film). Sullivan Ballou Lithograph of Sullivan Ballou …

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  • 128literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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