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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From a diminutive of Dick +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Dickeson is hoping to gain some notoriety to help boost his music career.

    CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2004 2004

  • Both as an expert and student of the industry, Dickeson asks the tough questions and brings thought-provoking answers to the subject of printing productivity.

    FundRaising Success News 2010

  • Both as an expert and student of the industry, Dickeson asks the tough questions and brings thought-provoking answers to the subject of printing productivity.

    FundRaising Success News 2010

  • Dickeson, from Fredericton, N.B., kept his record unblemished with a unanimous decision over Toronto's Jason "Lethal" Cecil in April.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • "There's such a wide range of possibilities, it will be very important for them to focus on the things they can do well and for which they can have the most impact," Dickeson said.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2009

  • Dickeson, from Fredericton, N.B., kept his record unblemished with a unanimous decision over Toronto's Jason "Lethal" Cecil in April.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • Dickeson's [Robert C. Dickeson, president emeritus of the University of Northern Colorado] presentation Tuesday acknowledged that there remained legitimate criticisms of accreditation's rigor and agility, noting that many colleges and accrediting agencies still lacked good information about student learning outcomes "40 years after the assessment movement began in higher education."

    Phi Beta Cons 2009

  • "This is designed to be more active, more proactive," said Dickeson, who is now a national education consultant.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2009

  • Aus19830326 Dickeson, William Slv 2: 07: 00 09: 52 00 96 94

    unknown title 2009

  • But the Dickeson specimen has the same angle still more obtuse, and no specific value can therefore be attached to these diflTerences.

    Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1771

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