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Edison

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Edison (biographical name)
  2. edison battery (noun)
  3. edison cell (noun)
  4. Edison effect (noun)

Ed·i·son

biographical name \ˈe-də-sən\

Definition of EDISON

Thomas Alva 1847–1931 Am. inventor
— Ed·i·so·nian \ˌe-də-ˈsō-nē-ən, -nyən\ adjective

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