simon
IPA: sˈaɪmʌn
Root Word: Simon
noun
- Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- (slang, Britain, dated, 17th-19th C.) Sixpence coin.
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Examples of "simon" in Sentences
- Simon Moll is currently the headmaster.
- Christos is the nephew of actor Simon Callow.
- Simon is Lewis's best friend and roommate at Oxford.
- The Axiom of Parsimony is attributed to Herbert Simon.
- Simon escaped into the subterranean passages of the city.
- Simon Tett is a climatologist working at the Hadley Centre.
- The Apostles response to Simon was emphatic in its rejection.
- He participated in the boycott of the Simon Commission in 1927.
- The season ends with the activation of the Annihilatrix by Simon.
- He was the great grandson of the brother of the astronomer Simon Newcomb.
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