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Definition of Somme

1. Noun. Battle of World War II (1944).

Definition of Somme

1. Proper noun. One of the départements of Picardie, France ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Somme

Literary usage of Somme

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1920)
"Now, with the fall of the old Somme line, he will try to stand behind the Somme from Peronne to Ham, and thence to the Oise behind the Crozat Canal—the ..."

2. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"The capture of both Combles and Peronne within a fortnight was confidently expected, provided Foch continued his hammer blows north of the Somme. ..."

3. The Story of the Great War ...: History of the European War from Official by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"With the capture of Pozieres it might be said that the second phase of the Battle of the Somme was concluded. The Allied forces were well established on the ..."

4. A Brief History of the Great War by Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes (1920)
"A terrific bombardment on the night of September 2, 1916, gave notice that the second phase of the battle of the Somme had begun. At noon on September 3 the ..."

5. Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) (1875)
"In his book a section of the Valley of the Somme was given. He was sorry to say that as a matter of fact they could place no reliance upon it whatever, ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... in the vernacular known as the "Somme le Roi" (Mandonnet, "Laurent d'Orléans l'auteur de la Somme le Roi" in "Revue des langues romanes", 1911; "Diet, ..."

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