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
[ ădĭ-sən ]
Thomas 1793-1860

English physician who first described (1849) Addison's disease and Addison's anemia.