Allison
[al-uh-suh n]
- DonaldDonnie, born 1939, and his brother, Robert (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- a female given name, form of Alice.
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Examples from the Web for allison
Contemporary Examples
Then Allison went back to Pacey, and Noah went back to Nurse Abby from E.R.
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Allison and Cole have lost a child, his family is shady, and his mother domineering.
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Allison lives there with Cole (Joshua Jackson), her husband.
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December 11, 2014
It boasted a star-studded cast, including Allison Williams and Christopher Walken, but ended up being pretty boring.
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Allison Williams, Christopher Walken, and the cast of ‘Peter Pan Live!’
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Historical Examples
In his Fort, Allison drawled over the intercom, "Pilot to navigator."
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The boys seated themselves and Allison described the mission.
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Allison's ship had come through with only a few bullet holes.
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Allison is a natural for bombers, he has no nerves and he can handle a crew.
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He gave the valve a turn and the Allison smoothed considerably.
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Word Origin and History for allison
Allison
fem. proper name, a diminutive of Alice (q.v.), via Old French Alison. Popular in U.S. as a girl's name from 1990s, but all but unknown there before 1946; it was popular in England and Scotland 13c.-17c. As a surname, it could represent "Alice's son."
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