Simpson
[ simp-suhn ]
/ ˈsɪmp sən /
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noun
James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
O(renthal) J(ames), born 1946, U.S. football player.
Wallis Warfield. Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of.
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Simpson
/ (ˈsɪmpsən, ˈsɪmsən) /
noun
Sir James Young. 1811–70, Scottish obstetrician, who pioneered the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic
Wallis (Warfield) (ˈwɒlɪs). See Edward VIII
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