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Definition: ACTON

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Acton" is a common misspelling or typo for: action, Afton, arcton.

Date "Acton" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Etymology:Acton \Ac"ton\, noun. [Old French expression aketon, auqueton, French hoqueton, quilted jacket, from Spanish alcoton, algodon, cotton. Compare to Cotton.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ACTON

Domain Definition
Literature Acton A taffeta, or leather-quilted dress, worn under the habergeon to keep the body from being chafed or bruised. (French, hocqueton.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: ACTON

Expressions Definition
Abraham Acton Abraham Acton (17 December, 1893—16 May, 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. (references)
Acton Beauchamp Acton Beauchamp (IPA: /'æktɪn 'biːtʃəm/) is a village in the English county of Herefordshire. The village church is called Saint Giles Church which is built in Norman style. It has a population of 216. (references)
Acton Bell Acton Bell was the pseudonym of Anne Brontë, the sixth and last child in her family. (references)
Acton Bridge Acton Bridge (formerly Acton-in-Delamere) is a village in the English county of Cheshire. Located on the River Weaver, it is near the Trent and Mersey Canal. (references)
Acton Bridge railway station Acton Bridge railway station is in the borough of Vale Royal, Cheshire in the north west of England. The station, and all the trains that stop here, is operated by Central Trains: however, very few services call at this station on the service between Liverpool and Birmingham, though many trains pass through on the West Coast Main Line towards both Liverpool and Preston. (references)
Acton Burnell Acton Burnell is a village in the English county of Shropshire. (references)
Acton Central railway station The Acton Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line, between South Acton and Willeseden Junction, in Zone 2. (references)
Acton Elementary School Acton Elementary School is an elementary school in Acton, Maine which educates grades kindergarten through eighth. Acton Elementary enrolls approximately 300 students each year. (references)
Acton Equality Acton, Massachusetts working to uphold the right to same-sex marriage and to defeat anti-gay legislation including any amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution or the United States Constitution, while providing outreach and education on general LGBT rights issues. (references)
Acton Green Acton Green is a village in the English county of Herefordshire. (references)
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: ACTON

Expressions Domain Definition
Acton Burnell Law ACTON BURNELL. Statute of Vide de Mercatoribus. Cruise, Dig. tit. 14, s. 6. (references)

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Extended Definition: ACTON

Acton

Acton may refer to:

Places

England

  • Acton, Cheshire
  • Acton, Dorset
  • Acton, Staffordshire
  • Acton, Shropshire
  • Acton, Worcestershire
  • Acton, Suffolk
  • Acton, London
  • Acton, Northumberland

Also:

  • Acton Beauchamp, Herefordshire
  • Acton Bridge, Cheshire
  • Acton Burnell, Shropshire
  • Acton Green, Herefordshire
  • Acton Pigott, Shropshire
  • Acton Place, Suffolk
  • Acton Reynald, Shropshire
  • Acton Round, Shropshire
  • Acton Scott, Shropshire
  • Acton Trussell, Staffordshire
  • Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire

Northern Ireland

  • Acton, County Armagh

Wales

  • Acton, Wrexham

United States

Canada

  • Acton, Ontario
  • Actons Corners, Ontario
  • Acton Island, Ontario in the District of Muskoka
  • Acton, New Brunswick
  • Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec (MRC d'Acton) - This contains the town of Acton Vale, Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, and other municipalities. Saint-André-d'Acton used to be one of these municipalities until a reorganization in 2000 removed it.[1]
  • Acton, Saskatchewan

Australia

  • Acton, Australian Capital Territory, suburb of Canberra
  • Acton, Tasmania, suburb of Burnie, Tasmania
  • Acton Park, Tasmania, suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, is formerly known as Acton

People

The people of this name include:

  • John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Lord Acton, the Catholic historian.
    • Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton, his great-grandson, Labour peer and life peer.
  • Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, his grandfather, admiral and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples.
  • Joseph Edward Acton (1737-1808), his great-uncle, brother of the Prime Minister
  • Harold Acton, his distant cousin, writer, dandy and dillettante.
  • Keith Acton, former National Hockey League player.
  • Edward Acton (d. 1707), British naval captain
  • Thomas Acton (1662-1721), English Jesuit
  • Acton, a minor character in The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks.

Other

  • An installation by James Turrell at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Acton". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: ACTON

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
St Mary's Church, Acton 46     Abraham Acton 4
Acton Township, Minnesota 33     Acton 14
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency) 24     Acton (UK Parliament constituency) 7
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton 21     Acton Baronets 3
South Acton railway station 18     Acton Beauchamp 4
South Acton tube station 18     Acton Bridge 12
Acton Town tube station 17     Acton Bridge railway station 8
Acton Central railway station 16     Acton Burnell 4
Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency) 15     Acton Burnell Castle 11
Acton Main Line railway station 15     Acton by-election, 1968 10
Acton Township, North Dakota 15     Acton Central railway station 16
Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton 15     Acton Court 4
Acton 14     Acton Green 2
Municipal Borough of Acton 14     Acton Hall 7
Acton Institute 13     Acton House (Eaton, Ohio) 8
Iron Acton 13     Acton Institute 13
Acton Bridge 12     Acton Main Line railway station 15
East Acton tube station 11     Acton Park 2
Acton Burnell Castle 11     Acton Park, Tasmania 10
Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec 11     Acton Park, Western Australia 5
Acton by-election, 1968 10     Acton Park, Wrexham 8
Joseph Acton 10     Acton Pigott 2
North Acton tube station 10     Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec 11
Acton Park, Tasmania 10     Acton Reynald 6
South Acton 9     Acton Round 2
Eliza Acton 9     Acton School of Business 6
Keith Acton 9     Acton Schools Department 3
Acton Turville 8     Acton Scott 3
Acton House (Eaton, Ohio) 8     Acton Smee Ayrton 5
Acton Bridge railway station 8     Acton State Historic Site 3
Acton Park, Wrexham 8     Acton station 3
Loren Acton 8     Acton Town tube station 17
Acton Hall 7     Acton Township, Minnesota 33
South Acton (MBTA station) 7     Acton Township, North Dakota 15
Acton (UK Parliament constituency) 7     Acton Trussell 3
John C. Acton 7     Acton Trussell and Bednall 2
Baron Acton 7     Acton tube station 2
West Acton tube station 7     Acton Turville 8
Acton Vale, Quebec 7     Acton Vale, Quebec 7
Iron Acton railway station 7     Anna Acton 3
Edward Acton 6     Baron Acton 7
Charles Januarius Acton 6     Brigitte Acton 4
Acton School of Business 6     Bud Acton 3
Marv Acton 6     Charles Januarius Acton 6
Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton 6     Dawn Acton 3
Acton Reynald 6     Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency) 24
William Acton 6     Ealing Acton (UK Parliament constituency) 3
Acton Park, Western Australia 5     Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency) 15
Acton Smee Ayrton 5     East Acton tube station 11
Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton 5     Edward Acton 6
Harold Acton 5     Edward Acton (alternative meanings) 2
Abraham Acton 4     Eliza Acton 9
Whitmore Acton 4     H. B. Acton 3
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell 4     Harold Acton 5
Acton Beauchamp 4     Iron Acton 13
Acton Burnell 4     Iron Acton railway station 7
Acton Court 4     John Acton 2
Brigitte Acton 4     John C. Acton 7
H. B. Acton 3     John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton 21
Ealing Acton (UK Parliament constituency) 3     John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton 3
Acton Trussell 3     Joseph Acton 10
Acton Baronets 3     Keith Acton 9
Shane Acton 3     Loren Acton 8
Acton Scott 3     Marv Acton 6
Acton State Historic Site 3     Municipal Borough of Acton 14
Samuel Acton 3     North Acton tube station 10
Acton Schools Department 3     Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell 4
Anna Acton 3     Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton 6
John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton 3     Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton 5
Bud Acton 3     Samuel Acton 3
Acton station 3     Shane Acton 3
Thomas Acton 3     South Acton 9
Dawn Acton 3     South Acton (MBTA station) 7
Acton tube station 2     South Acton railway station 18
Acton Round 2     South Acton tube station 18
Edward Acton (alternative meanings) 2     St Mary's Church, Acton 46
Acton Park 2     Thomas Acton 3
John Acton 2     Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton 15
Acton Trussell and Bednall 2     West Acton tube station 7
Acton Pigott 2     Whitmore Acton 4
Acton Green 2     William Acton 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: ACTON

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski Актън (Acton). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) aktʺn (Acton). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian prsluk koji se nosi ispod oklopa (acton). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian Актън (Acton). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) aktʺn (Acton). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina prsluk koji se nosi ispod oklopa (acton). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 锁子甲 (hauberk, acton, chain mail). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech prsluk koji se nosi ispod oklopa (acton). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg actyn (acton). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck actyn (acton). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 갑옷 밑에 입는 홑옷 (acton), 갑옷 밑에 받쳐 입던 옷 (acton). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 갑옷 밑에 입는 홑옷 (acton), 갑옷 밑에 받쳐 입던 옷 (acton). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese アクトン (acton). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 갑옷 밑에 입는 홑옷 (acton), 갑옷 밑에 받쳐 입던 옷 (acton). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx actyn (acton). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic actyn (acton). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian актон (acton). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) akton (acton). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki актон (acton). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) akton (acton). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, acton. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ACTON

Language Translations for “acton” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag athagactathagon (acton). Additional references: Athag, acton. (volunteer)
Double Dutch agactagon (acton). Additional references: Double Dutch, acton. (volunteer)
Leet 4<-|-0]\[ (acton). Additional references: Leet, acton. (volunteer)
Oppish opactopon (acton). Additional references: Oppish, acton. (volunteer)
Pig Latin actonway (acton). Additional references: Pig Latin, acton. (volunteer)
Terran B Acton (Acton). Additional references: Terran B, acton. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi ubactubon (acton). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, acton. (volunteer)
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