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Lowry

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlaʊrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lou′rē)

Low•ry (lou′rē),USA pronunciation n.

a male given name, form of Lawrence.

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Lowry /ˈlaʊrɪ/ n

L(awrence) S(tephen). 1887–1976, English painter, noted for his bleak northern industrial scenes, often containing primitive or stylized figures
(Clarence) Malcolm. 1909–57, British novelist and writer, best known for his semiautobiographical novel Under the Volcano (1947)

lo•ry (lôr′ē, lōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries.

Birdsany of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.

Malay lori, luri, nuri parrot
Dutch lori, loeri)
(1685–95

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lowry, lowrie /ˈlaʊrɪ/ n

another name for lory

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lory /ˈlɔːrɪ/, lowry, lowrie /ˈlaʊrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)

any of various small brightly coloured parrots of Australia and Indonesia, having a brush-tipped tongue with which to feed on nectar and pollen

Etymology: 17th Century: via Dutch from Malay lūrī, variant of nūrī

'Lowry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

lory - Salford - lowery

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