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Edison¹ Definition

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

Edison² Definition

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

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