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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms

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benjamin jonson

Example

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"As Ben Jonson put it, "Speak that I may see thee.""

Etymology

From John + -son. A rare spelling variant of Johnson.

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