Definition of Acheson

1. Noun. United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971).


Definition of Acheson

1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acheson

Achang
Achara
Achard syndrome
Achaz
Ache
Achean
Acheans
Achenbach syndrome
Acheron
Acheron Fossae
Acheronian
Acherontia
Acherontia atropos
Acherontic
Acheson (current term)
Acheson process
Acheta
Acheta domestica
Acheulean
Acheulian
Acheulians
Achi
Achille Ratti
Achillea millefolium
Achillea ptarmica
Achillean
Achilles
Achilles' heel

Literary usage of Acheson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1902)
"EDWARD GOODRICH Acheson The Inventor of Carborundum A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH By JAJ Fitzgerald THE Acheson family originally came from Scotland about the ..."

2. The Courts of Justice, Bench & Bar of Washington County, Pennsylvania: With by Boyd Crumrine (1902)
"AW Acheson. At the general election of October, 1866, the competing candidates were Alexander W. Acheson, of the Washington bar, as the nominee of ..."

3. Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson (1891)
"... small enclosed court, surrounded on three sides by the residence of Sir Archibald Acheson of ... the initials of Sir Archibald Acheson and Dame Margaret ..."

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