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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From Adam +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • Director Andrew Adamson is back and so is the primary cast, but it's a new world and a new story.

    Sound Off: Prince Caspian - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • Adamson is sympathetic to feminism and says that she has always

    Feminism's Identity Crisis 1993

  • Adamson is sympathetic to feminism and says that she has always

    Feminism's Identity Crisis 1993

  • I saw the name Peter Adamson, and turned to look for the little girl, but she was gone.

    Life Among the Dead Lisa Williams 2008

  • I saw the name Peter Adamson, and turned to look for the little girl, but she was gone.

    Life Among the Dead Lisa Williams 2008

  • If he had any decency at all he would call Adamson and have him watch for her.

    Break the Night Stuart, Anne 1994

  • Following this, the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the House, Mr. Adamson, of Georgia, brought in a bill, now known as the Adamson Eight-Hour Law, which, after several unsuccessful attempts by members of the House and Senate to amend it, was signed by the President on September 5th.

    Woodrow Wilson as I know Him Tumulty, Joseph P 1921

  • Stretching a brand to fit different merchandise "is very hard to do," adds Allen Adamson , managing director at the branding consultancy Landor Associates in New York.

    Zippo Preps for a Post-Smoker World James R. Hagerty 2011

  • It also helps to choose products that are "reasonably close" in function or style to the original item, Mr. Adamson says.

    Zippo Preps for a Post-Smoker World James R. Hagerty 2011

  • "The first people that do it probably have their heart and head in the right place," Mr. Adamson says.

    Cause-Tied Marketing Requires Care Emily Steel 2011

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