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Edi·son (ed′i sən)

Edison, Thomas Alva (al′və) 1847-1931; U.S. inventor, esp. of electrical & communication devices, including the incandescent lamp, phonograph, & microphone
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Edi·son (ed′i sən)

urban township in NC N.J.: pop. 98,000

Etymology: after Thomas Alva Edison, who had his first laboratory here

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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