Definition of Campbell

1. Noun. United States mythologist (1904-1987).

Exact synonyms: Joseph Campbell
Generic synonyms: Mythologist

Definition of Campbell

1. Proper noun. (surname Scottish from=Scottish Gaelic dot=) from the (etyl gd en) (term Caimbeul lang=gd), ''cam beul'', ''crooked mouth''. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹

3. Proper noun. (surnames female given name) used since the 2000s. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Campbell

Campanula americana
Campanula aparinoides
Campanula carpatica
Campanula divaricata
Campanula glomerata
Campanula medium
Campanula persicifolia
Campanula pyramidalis
Campanula rapunculoides
Campanula rapunculus
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanula trachelium
Campanulaceae
Campanulales
Campari
Campbell (current term)
Campbell's ligament
Campbell sound
Campbellism
Campbellite
Campbellites
Campeche
Campephilus
Campephilus principalis
Camper's chiasm
Camper's fascia
Camper's line
Camper's plane
Campidanese

Literary usage of Campbell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1860)
"James Campbell, my cusin-german, conform to the terms of the destination contained in ... James Campbell and Mrs. Mary Stirling his spouse, dated 4th Aug. ..."

2. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1904)
"1727 41, 42 omit promoting Campbell to be major-general and 42 for him read Campbell brigadier-general in 1735 and major-general in 1739 302 i 14 Campbell, ..."

3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1889)
"THOMAS Campbell. THE parable of Dives and Lazarus is one which has often been exemplified in the annals of poets. As in most periods of literature there are ..."

4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1916)
"A witness in defendant's employ testified that shortly before Campbell took the train out ... But there was much evidence besides that of Campbell himself, ..."

5. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Eastern Roads to Dawson City I The Campbell Highway If you decide to skip the stretch of the Alcan from Watson Lake to Whitehorse on your northbound trip, ..."

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