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Da·vis (dā′vis)

  1. Davis, Bette (bet′ē) (born Ruth Elizabeth Davis) 1908-89; U.S. film actress
  2. (dā′vis)
    Davis, Jefferson 1808-89; U.S. statesman: president of the Confederacy (1861-65)
  3. Davis, Miles 1926-91; U.S. jazz trumpeter & composer
  4. Davis, Richard Harding 1864-1916; U.S. journalist, novelist, & editor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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