Definitions for Harvard
ˈhɑr vərdHar·vard

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1. Harvard University, Harvard(noun)

   a university in Massachusetts

2. Harvard, John Harvard(noun)

   American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)

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1. Harvard(ProperNoun)

   Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a city in Massachusetts.

   Etymology: Patronymic surname from a variant of Hereward.

2. Harvard(ProperNoun)

   A university in Cambridge, MA named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.

   Etymology: Patronymic surname from a variant of Hereward.

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1. Harvard

   Harvard is a station on the Red Line of the MBTA subway system in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The third-busiest MBTA subway station, Harvard saw 21,868 entries each weekday in 2010, with only Downtown Crossing and South Station being busier. It is also an important transfer point, with subway, bus, and trackless trolley service all connecting to the station.

How to pronounce Harvard?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Harvard in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Harvard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Harvard in a Sentence

1. Judith Toensing:

   I have high expectations of all my students, so to hear that Christin Gilmer had achieved this goal did not surprise me in the least, i feel honored that Harvard chose to tell Christin's story, Christin Gilmer journey, and that I was a small part of that journey.

2. Aaron Henricks:

   I don’t think that’s the place of any Harvard employee to tell students the right way to think about the Syrian refugee crisis.

3. The DOE:

   Dr. Charles Lieber, chair of Harvard Universitys Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was indicted for lying about Charles Lieber involvement with the Chinese governments Thousand Talents Plan and admitting that Harvard Universitys Chemistry lacks adequate institutional controls for effective oversight and tracking of very large donations.

4. George Conway:

   It was an unusual situation, especially in politics, or Washington, and certainly in Republican politics... it's very unusual for a husband to get his notoriety and power through his wife. It's usually the other way around, people are always saying,' George and you should write a book, George and you should come to Harvard and speak,' you know side by side and we should do all that, and I think,' oh, OK,' but then I'd have to give him my power.

5. Suniya Luthar:

   We've got to stop this business of letting kids believe that if I just get into one more AP class, if I just get another GPA point, that will make the difference in getting into Harvard ... or Princeton ... and the feeling that if I don't go to Harvard or Princeton, that essentially, my life is over.

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