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Edsel definition

☆ Ed·sel (ed′səl)

noun

a product, project, etc. that fails to gain public acceptance despite high expectations, costly promotional efforts, etc.

Etymology: < Edsel, automobile produced (1957-59) by the Ford Motor Company & named after Edsel Ford (1893-1943), son of Henry Ford

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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