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Lucas

LOO-kuhs
name
1
A male given name from Latin.
"There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers." — The Holy Bible (1611)
"Technically speaking, it’s Lucas Till, the actor playing Tripp, who is far too old to be riding a school bus, not his character in Monster Trucks, who is written as a 16-year-old, maybe 17 tops. But Till does not look 16, nor 17, nor even 18." — (2017)
2
A surname originating as a patronymic.
3
A number of places in the United States: A township in Effingham County, Illinois.
4
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.
5
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lucas County, Iowa.
6
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Russell County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Lyon County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
10
A number of places in the United States: A village in Richland County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gregory County, South Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Collin County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
15
A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
verb
1
slang Synonym of George Lucas.

Word Forms

Lucased past tense, Lucases singular

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There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, _____, my fellowlabourers.

Etymology

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Origin: Ancient Greek

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