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Wil·son (wil′sən)

  1. Wilson, Alexander 1766-1813; Am. ornithologist, born in Scotland
  2. Wilson, Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) 1913-91; Eng. novelist
  3. ()
    Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees (rēs) 1869-1959; Scot. physicist
  4. Wilson, Edmund 1895-1972; U.S. writer & critic
  5. Wilson, Sir (James) Harold 1916-95; Eng. politician: prime minister (1964-70; 1974-76)
  6. Wilson, Robert Woodrow 1936-; U.S. radio astronomer
  7. Wilson, (Thomas) Woodrow 1856-1924; 28th president of the U.S. (1913-21)
Wilson2 definition

Wil·son (wil′sən)

mountain of the Coast Ranges, SW Calif., near Pasadena: site of an astronomical observatory: 5,710 ft (1,740 m)

Etymology: after Ben D. Wilson, early settler

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