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Definition: Shannon |
ShannonNoun1. United States engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (born in 1916). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Shannon" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be old", "to be wise", "a river". |
Date "Shannon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | A unit of selective information in binary notation, i. e. the amount of information derived from knowledge of the occurrence of one of two equiprobable, exclusive and exhaustive events. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Shannon Dipped in the Shannon. One who has been dipped in the Shannon loses all bashfulness. At least, sic aiunt. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | SHANNON. A river in Ireland: persons dipped in that river are perfectly and for ever cured of bashfulness. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Alternative: Siannon, Sionna
Shannon is also the name of a city in Ireland, see Shannon, Ireland
See also: River Shannon
Places names Shannon in the United States of America:
Claude E. Shannon was the most important founder of information theory.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Shannon."
Synonyms: ShannonSynonyms: Claude E. Shannon (n), Claude Elwood Shannon (n), Claude Shannon (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Shannon |
| English words defined with "Shannon": Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon, Claude Shannon. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Shannon": SHANNON. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Yo, Shannon! I've been freezing my posterior regions waiting for you. That your daughter? (Shannon's Deal; writing credit: David Greenwalt) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Shannon (1961) Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993) Rio Shannon (1993) Many Faces of Shannon (1988) Shannon (1982) | |
Song Titles | Let The Music Play (performing artist: Shannon) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shows photo of front of the National Institutes of Health's Building 1 (Shannon Building) with Clinical Center in background. Building 1 houses the administration of the NIH Director. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Shows two individual shots of front of building 1 (Shannon Building). One shot is a close up of front showing pillars and some surrounding building. Another shot shows super close up of front door and pillars. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | [Drs. Dyer and Shannon with Vannevar Bush]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [Dr. James A. Shannon congratulates Dr. John Fletcher on his retirement]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Spike Shannon. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Marion Hart, (left), and Louise Sacchi, walking in Shannon, Ireland, after transatlantic flight. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Vegetable market and bridge over the river Shannon (E.), Athlone, central Ireland. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mrs. Atkinson and baby. Atkinson rents from an estate and has eighty acres of very poor land on which to support his family of nine. Mrs. Atkinson walked fifteen miles to the relief office to get aid for the family, near Shannon City, Ringgold County, Iow. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Alfred Atkinson and two of the eldest sons, near Shannon City, Ringgold County, Iowa. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Representative Shannon of Missouri. Articles bought at Army canteen. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Shannon Fife | The persons hardest to convince that they're at the retirement age are children at bedtime. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Shannon, K, and Fenichel, G. Pimozide Treatment of Sydenham's Chorea. (references) | |
Economic History | Ireland | U.S. companies operating out of Shannon include GE Capital, Bristol Myers Squibb, DHL, UPS, Pfizer and Cabletron. (references) |
Ireland | Foreign-owned firms in the Shannon Free Zone have the same investment opportunities as indigenous Irish companies. (references) | |
Ireland | Distribution and financial services companies located in the Shannon duty-free zone at Shannon airport are also eligible. (references) | |
Political Economy | IRELAND | Under the agreement, any carrier of passengers or cargo providing North Atlantic services to Dublin airport must also provide service to Shannon airport on Ireland's west coast. (references) |
IRELAND | However, companies located in designated industrial zones, namely the Shannon Duty Free Processing Zone (SDFPZ) and Ringaskiddy Port, receive exemptions from taxes and duties on imported inputs used in the manufacture of goods destined for non-EU countries. (references) | |
Travel | Ireland | Ireland has four international airports (Dublin, Shannon, Cork, and Knock). (references) |
Worker Rights | Ireland | The export processing zone at Shannon Airport operates under the same labor laws as the rest of the country. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Shannon, I assure you and all who have lost a loved one that our cause is just, and our country will never forget the debt we owe Michael and all who gave their lives for freedom. |
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| "Shannon" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.71% of the time. "Shannon" is used about 340 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.71% | 339 | 15,555 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 340 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Shannon" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Shannon | First name Female | 175,000 | 123 |
| Shannon | First name Male | 40,000 | 317 |
| Shannon | Last name | 17,000 | 679 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Shannon, GA (CDP, FIPS 69868) 2. Shannon, IL (village, FIPS 68991) 3. Shannon, MS (town, FIPS 66720) 4. Shannon, NC |
Expressions using "Shannon": Castle Shannon ♦ Claude E. Shannon ♦ Claude Elwood Shannon ♦ Claude Shannon ♦ Shannon City ♦ Shannon County ♦ Shannon Hills. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Shannon": Shannon-cimax, Shannon-climax, Shannon-garryowen. | |
Ending with "Shannon": Carrick-on-shannon. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
shannon elizabeth | 4,386 | shannon brown | 109 |
shannon tweed | 1,913 | shannon elisabeth | 99 |
shannon stewart | 1,189 | leigh shannon | 97 |
shannon elizabeth nude | 1,067 | shannon airport | 96 |
shannon | 918 | shannon long | 94 |
shannon whirry | 747 | shannon dougherty | 90 |
shannon elizabeth naked | 210 | del shannon | 88 |
shannon elizabeth pic | 209 | shannon hoon | 82 |
shannon miller | 166 | emily shannon | 78 |
bex shannon | 161 | fuller shannon | 77 |
shannon elizabeth picture | 139 | shannon moore | 76 |
molly shannon | 139 | shannon sossamon | 73 |
nude pic of shannon elizabeth | 136 | shannon elizabeth nude picture | 69 |
shannon doherty nude | 134 | shannon leahy | 68 |
shannon kelly | 131 | shannon stewart nude | 66 |
shannon doherty | 131 | shannon elizabeth gallery | 63 |
shannon tweed nude | 130 | shannon tweed picture | 63 |
carrick ireland shannon | 116 | shannon stewart playmate | 62 |
shannon ireland | 114 | shannon wiseman | 61 |
shannon lee | 112 | shannon tweed pic | 61 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Shannon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | shannon (binary unit of information content). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | shannon (binary unit of information content). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Shannon, unité binaire de quantité d'information, logon, bit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Shannon (binary unit of information content). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | shannon (binary unit of information content), σάνον (binary unit of information content). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish | sionainne (of Shannon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | shannon (binary unit of information content). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | シャトル外交 (Chanel, chaperon, shadow, shadow cabinet, shadow pitching, shadow stripe, shadowboxing, shadowing, shaft, shovel, shuttle diplomacy, soap, young women completely outfitted in Chanel clothing and accessories). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | シャノン . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Yn channon (The Shannon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | annonshay Shannon (binary unit of information content). (various references) шеннон. (various references) shannon (binary unit of information content), logonio (binary unit of information content). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Shannon" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hagnon, Hannant, Sahnouni, Sannox, Sanon, Shanan, Shannan, Shanno, shanon, Shanor, Shanson, Shinano. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-n-n-n-o-s" | |
-1 letter: honans. | |
-2 letters: honan, nonas. | |
-3 letters: anon, hons, nans, naos, nona, nosh. | |
-4 letters: ash, hao, has, hon, nah, nan, noh, nos, ohs, ons, sha, son. | |
-5 letters: ah, an, as, ha, ho, na, no, oh, on, os, sh, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-n-n-n-o-s" | |
+3 letters: hosannaing. | |
+4 letters: chansonnier. | |
+5 letters: anthocyanins, chansonniers, hootenannies, nonchalances, nonphysician, nonvanishing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 68 61 6E 6E 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .... .- -. -. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101000 01100001 01101110 01101110 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S h a n n o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0068 0061 006E 006E 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53746780808180 |
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Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Iers, irlandez, الأيرلنديون, إيرلندي, اللغة الأيرلندية, ирландска стока, сприхавост, келтски език, ирландски език, ирландски, ирландец, Irlandano, 爱"兰, irský, irština, írskt, irlantilainen, irlandais, Iersk, irisch, ιρλανδόσ, ιρλανδικόσ, אירי, אירל "י, ír, gaelach, irlandese, Yernagh, Erinagh, Airihi, irlandês, irisação, irlandezi, ирландский, irski jezik, irski, irci, irlandés, irländsk, ชาวไอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับชนชาติ าษาและวั'นธรรมไอร์แลน"์, าษาไอร์แลน"์, irlandalı, irlandaca, ірландський, ірландська мова, ірландський народ, Gwyddelig, for Irish; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Russies, Rus, الروسية, روسي, اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; |
