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Definition of bloomfield

bloomfield

/ˈbluːmfiːld/
bloom · field
Plural:Bloomfields
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Adjective:Bloomfieldian
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bloomfield Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A common place name for various townships and municipalities across the United States, such as the prominent township in Essex County, New Jersey.

2

An English surname, most notably referring to Leonard Bloomfield, a pioneering American linguist whose work laid the foundation for structural linguistics in the early 20th century.

Example

"Many mid-20th-century linguistic theories in America were heavily influenced by Bloomfield and his structuralist approach."

• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

An English habitational surname and place name, derived from the Middle English words for 'flower' and 'open land', or serving as an Anglicization of the German or Ashkenazic Jewish surname Blumenfeld.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bloomfield. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bloomfield
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