towne

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proper noun

A surname.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

towne1

nountowne (plural townes)

plural townes

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of town.

    Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure.

    1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Visions of the Worlds Vanitie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC

Towne2

proper nounTowne (plural Townes)

plural Townes

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APA

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MLA

“towne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “towne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towne.

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