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Morton1 definition

Mor·ton (môrt′'n)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Mort, Morty

Etymology: orig. surname & place name < OE Mor-tun < mor, a swamp, moor + tun, town

Morton2 definition

Mor·ton (môrt′'n)

  1. Morton, Ferdinand Joseph (born Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe) 1890-1941; U.S. jazz pianist & composer: called Jelly Roll Morton
  2. Morton, William Thomas Green 1819-68; U.S. dentist: introduced the use of ether for anesthesia (1846)

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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