"Remington" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|rima||edge, border}} Old English rima (“edge, border”), {{m|ang|-ing}} -ing, {{m|ang|-tun|lit=settlement by the boundary stream}} -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Remington
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West. Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-Remington-en-name-p7cBd6t1 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 13 14 6 1 5 0 7 2
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Remington-en-name-dckRnzkL
  3. A town in Indiana; named for the founder of the town's general store. Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
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  4. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland; named for early landowner William Remington. Categories (place): Places in Baltimore, Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Remington-en-name-rOaTgjIF Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Maryland, USA
  5. A town in Virginia. Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Remington-en-name-hwMlYwB7
  6. A hamlet in Ohio. Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Ohio, USA, Villages in the United States
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  7. A town in Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Remington-en-name-6Y4NjgLG

Noun

Forms: Remingtons [plural]
Etymology: The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|rima||edge, border}} Old English rima (“edge, border”), {{m|ang|-ing}} -ing, {{m|ang|-tun|lit=settlement by the boundary stream}} -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Remington (plural Remingtons)
  1. A gun produced by the American manufacturer Remington Arms. Derived forms: Rem, Remington raider
    Sense id: en-Remington-en-noun-71S3YXVs
  2. A kind of typewriter.
    Sense id: en-Remington-en-noun-USjrd1gS

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          "Wisconsin#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Rimington"
  ],
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}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "word": "Rem"
    },
    {
      "word": "Remington raider"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "rima",
        "4": "",
        "5": "edge, border"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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      },
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        "2": "-tun",
        "lit": "settlement by the boundary stream"
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Remingtons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A gun produced by the American manufacturer Remington Arms."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gun",
          "gun"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of typewriter."
      ],
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        [
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          "typewriter"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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    "Rimington"
  ],
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}

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