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Vinony

Jefferson

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. male given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/ / /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/

name

Etymology: From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics) used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.

    “Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance.”

    “Revered by the Monacan tribe as a sacred place, Natural Bridge was later purchased by Thomas Jefferson, who kept it in his estate for the rest of his life.”

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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  36. A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.

noun

Etymology: From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

  1. A two-dollar bill.

    “"Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."”