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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clarencenoun

    a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

Wiktionary

  1. clarencenoun

    A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.

  2. Clarencenoun

    A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families

  3. Clarencenoun

    A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.

  4. Clarencenoun

    An English surname.

  5. Clarencenoun

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

  6. Clarencenoun

    A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.

  7. Etymology: Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, believed to originate from the town of Clare, Suffolk, although it has also been associated with Clarentza in the Principality of Achaea.

ChatGPT

  1. clarence

    Clarence is primarily a male first name of Latin origin, meaning "bright" or "clear". It was initially derived from the Latin name "Clarus". It was also a type of horse-drawn carriage, named after William, Duke of Clarence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clarencenoun

    a close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver

Wikidata

  1. Clarence

    Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States, northeast of Buffalo. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure. The Clarence census-designated place occupies the southeast part of the town and roughly corresponds to a postal district with ZIP code 14031. The town is named after the House of Clarence in England. There are no incorporated villages within the town.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Clarence

    klar′ens, n. a four-wheeled carriage, seated inside for two or more persons. [Named after William IV. when Duke of Clarence.]

Etymology and Origins

  1. Clarence

    A carriage named after the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CLARENCE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clarence is ranked #46314 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Clarence surname appeared 460 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Clarence.

    42.8% or 197 total occurrences were White.
    34.7% or 160 total occurrences were Black.
    15.6% or 72 total occurrences were Asian.
    3.2% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. canceler

  2. recancel

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clarence in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clarence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Clarence in a Sentence

  1. Mark Paoletta:

    You have this 25 hours of Clarence Thomas on, you know, talking to Michael Pack about his life, about his journey, about his, you know, his jurisprudence, his thoughts and to make the movie and see all that cut away -- I was there for those interviews. You know, I saw these exchanges that I thought were gold, that would be great in the movie, with two hours and having to tell all parts of his life, you know, you're going to have to cut out a lot of discussion. So the idea was, let's package this up into a book in order to get a lot more of that interview.

  2. Clarence Smoyer:

    Gentlemen, I give you Cologne. Letsknock the hell out of it, and Clarence Smoyer obliged.

  3. Nancy Pelosi:

    In his disturbing concurrence, Justice Clarence Thomas confirmed many of our deepest fears about where this decision may lead: taking aim at additional long-standing precedent and cherished privacy rights, from access to contraception and in-vitro fertilization to marriage equality, legislation is being introduced to further codify freedoms which Americans currently enjoy.

  4. Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey:

    Those who now argue that he was convicted solely on a dream are either unaware of the complete facts or disregard them, she testified during the trial and was cross-examined at length. The jury believed her testimony that she was attacked and raped by Clarence Moses-EL.

  5. Jamie Raskin:

    I think Justice Clarence Thomas has a lot of relevant evidence, and I would hope Justice Clarence Thomas would come forward and testify about what happened, we're trying to get everybody to come forward voluntarily. ... I would assume Justice Clarence Thomas's going to come forward and testify voluntarily.

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