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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ste•ven•son (stē′vən sən),USA pronunciation n. Ad•lai Ew•ing (ad′lā yo̅o̅′ing),USA pronunciation 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.- his grandson, Adlai E(wing), 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.
- Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.
- Robert Louis (Robert Lewis Balfour), 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Stevenson /ˈstiːvənsən/ n - Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900–68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961–65)
- Robert Louis (Balfour). 1850–94, Scottish writer: his novels include Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)
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