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Smithsonian

adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to James Smithson (c.1765–1829), British mineralogist and chemist whose bequest was used to set up the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Smithsonian Institution, a group of museums and research centers established in 1846 and administered by the United States government.

    "Published in 1982, the now out-of-print computer guide is a real relic, full of dozens of black-and-white pictures of large, bulky computers that you would sooner find in the Smithsonian than on anybody's desk today."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Smithson + -ian.

Etymology 2

From Smithson + -ian.

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