Addison
[ ad-uh-suh n ]
/ ˈæd ə sən /
noun
Joseph,1672–1719,
English essayist and poet.
Thomas,1793–1860,
English physician.
a town in NE Illinois.
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British Dictionary definitions for addison
Addison
/ (ˈædɪsən) /
noun
Joseph. 1672–1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Steele, founded The Spectator (1711–14) and contributed most of its essays, including the de Coverley Papers
Medical definitions for addison
Addison
[ ăd′ĭ-sən ]
English physician who first described (1849) Addison's disease and Addison's anemia.