Orson
//ˈɔɹsən// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname.
Example
More examples"In eighteen ninety-eight, H.G. Wells published a science fiction novel called “The War of the Worlds.” In it, he described creatures from the planet Mars that had technology far beyond anything on Earth. Among their weapons was what Wells called a “heat ray.” Listen to actor Orson Welles describe the weapon in a famous radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” from nineteen thirty-eight."
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