Addison

(adi sən)

Addison, Joseph 1672-1719; Eng. essayist & poet

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A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and industrial suburb of Chicago. Population: 37,000.

, Joseph 1672-1719.

English essayist whose witty and elegant works appeared in The Tatler, founded by Richard Steele in 1709, and The Spectator, founded by Addison and Steele in 1711.

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  • Adˌdi·soˈni·an (-sōˈnē-ən) adjective

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