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Cornell

Cornell proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Cornell

  1. A surname.
  2. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries.
  3. Cornell University
    • Admittedly, Cornell does offer courses such as CHEM 1007 (Academic support), CHEM 1560 (Intro to Gen Chem) and CHEM 1729 (Solve it!) as precursors or supports to 2070, but they are still not adequate to address the inequity created by 2070’s weed-out methodology.2024 September 16, Opinion Department, “TIAS | It’s Time to Weed Out Weeder Courses”, in The Cornell Daily Sun
  4. A male given name.

Origin of Cornell

From Cornwall, spelling conflated with the Latin family name Cornelius.

Words formed from Cornell

Questions about Cornell

What does Cornell mean?
Cornell means a surname.
What part of speech is Cornell?
Cornell is a proper noun.

Words near Cornell in the dictionary

  1. Cornelisons
  2. Corneliszoon
  3. Cornelius
  4. Cornelius keg
  5. Cornelius kegs
  6. Cornell
  7. Cornell box
  8. Cornell notes
  9. Cornella
  10. Cornellian
  11. Cornellians

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