som·er·set also sum·mer·set (s m  r-s t )n. See somersault. intr.v. som·er·set·ted also sum·mer·set·ted, som·er·set·ting also sum·mer·set·ting, som·er·sets also sum·mer·sets To perform a somersault. [Alteration of somersault.] |
Somerset [ˈsʌməsɪt -ˌsɛt]
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(Placename) a county of SW England, on the Bristol Channel: the Mendip Hills lie in the north and Exmoor in the west: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset (both part of Avon county from 1975 until 1996): mainly agricultural (esp dairying and fruit). Administrative centre: Taunton. Pop. (excluding unitary authorities): 498 093 (2001). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 3452 sq. km (1332 sq. miles)
Somerset2
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(Biographies / Somerset, 1st Duke of (?1500-1552) M, English, POLITICS: statesman) 1st Duke of, title of Edward Seymour. ?1500-52, English statesman, protector of England (1547-49) during Edward VI's minority. He defeated the Scots (1547) and furthered the Protestant Reformation: executed
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| Noun | 1. |  Somerset - a county in southwestern England on the Bristol ChannelEngland - a division of the United Kingdom |
| 2. |  somerset - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and returntumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end flip-flop - a backward somersault |
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