Morrison
[ mawr-uh-suhn, mor- ]
/ ˈmɔr ə sən, ˈmɒr- /
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noun
Her·bert Stan·ley [hur-bert stan-lee], /ˈhɜr bərt ˈstæn li/, 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.
To·ni [toh-nee], /ˈtoʊ ni/, 1931–2019, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1993.
a male given name.
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Morrison
/ (ˈmɒrɪsən) /
noun
Herbert Stanley, Baron Morrison of Lambeth. 1888–1965, British Labour statesman, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security in Churchill's War Cabinet (1942–45)
Jim, full name James Douglas Morrison. 1943–71, US rock singer and songwriter, lead vocalist with the Doors
Toni, full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. born 1931, US novelist, whose works include Sula (1974), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998): awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993
Van, full name George Ivan Morrison. born 1945, Northern Irish rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Avalon Sunset (1989), and Days Like These (1995)
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