Addison

[ad-uh-suhn]

noun

1. Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.

2. Thomas, 1793–1860, English physician.

3. a town in NE Illinois.

Addison

/ ˈædɪsən /

noun

1. Joseph. 1672–1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Steele, founded The Spectator (1711–14) and contributed most of its essays, including the de Coverley Papers

Example Sentences

Other notable acts include elder statesmen such as Iggy Pop, David Byrne and Devo, rock acts including the Strokes and Turnstile, pop star Addison Rae, jazz pop prodigy Laufey, EDM superstar Kaskade, rapper Young Thug and dozens of others.

From Los Angeles Times

The funniest addition, because it feels genuinely pointed about the milieu, is Chris Addison as the band’s aggressive promoter Simon, who prides himself on being impervious to enjoying music, and tells our septuagenarian rockers that for posterity’s sake, ideally, two of them should die during the show.

From Los Angeles Times

Adrenal insufficiency, also known as Addison’s disease, was a fatal condition until hydrocortisone was invented in the 1930s.

From Slate

When I asked my support group what they wished people knew about cortisol, one woman said she wished people knew how similar Addison’s disease is to Type 1 diabetes, and that if she doesn’t take medication daily, she will die.

From Slate

"His family were in finance and they were working really temporarily in London," says Father Paul Addison, a friar at the church.

From BBC