Stevenson

[ stee-vuhn-suhn ]

noun
  1. Ad·lai Ew·ing [ad-ley yoo-ing], /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/, 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.

  2. his grandson, Adlai E(wing), 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.

  1. Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.

  2. Robert Louis Robert Lewis Balfour, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.

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Stevenson

/ (ˈstiːvənsən) /


noun
  1. Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900–68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961–65)

  2. Robert Louis (Balfour). 1850–94, Scottish writer: his novels include Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)

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