Addams

[ ad-uh mz ]
/ ˈæd əmz /

noun

Charles (Samuel),1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
Jane,1860–1935, U.S. social worker and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1931.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Addams
/ (ˈædəmz) /

noun

Jane. 1860–1935, US social reformer, feminist, and pacifist, who founded Hull House, a social settlement in Chicago: Nobel peace prize 1931
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