Alison

[ al-uh-suhn ]

noun
  1. a female given name, form ofAlice.

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How to use Alison in a sentence

  • Lieutenant-General Alison is the youngest by considerable; I think she is about nine and a half or three-quarters.

    A Horse's Tale | Mark Twain
  • Miss Alison Mildmay dreaded 'scenes' of all things; possibly, too, she felt conscious that her words sounded harsh.

    Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth
  • Aunt Alison looks down upon her, just because she wasn't quite—no, she was quite a lady—but because she wasn't at all grand.

    Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth
  • Oh dear, if she has written so as to vex Aunt Alison, and we get blamed for it, and everything is spoilt!'

    Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth
  • Miss Alison Mildmay was severe, but she was not distrustful or suspicious, and the candour of the two girls was unmistakable.

    Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for alison

alison

/ (ˈælɪsən) /


noun
  1. sweet alison another name for sweet alyssum

  2. small alison a rare compact annual, Alyssum alyssoides, having small yellow flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

Origin of alison

1
altered from alyssum

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