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Rawls

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Rawls¹

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Patronymic from a medieval form of the personal name Ralph.

proper noun Rawlses

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. John Rawls (1921–2002), American political philosopher.

Rawls²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Rawl

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"Rawls." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rawls. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Rawls. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rawls

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"Rawls." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rawls.

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@misc{rawls_2026,
  title = {Rawls},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rawls},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}