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Definition of Edison
1. Noun. United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931).
Definition of Edison
1. Proper noun. An English patronymic or metronymic surname derived from Adam and Edith. ¹
2. Proper noun. Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman. ¹
3. Noun. (US) an electric utility ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Edison
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1894)
"John Edison owned lot No. 15 in the North Range of the Hat- field Grant, 200
acres ; No. 49, Middle Range, 200 acres ; and half of lot No. ..."
2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"In 1881 he was sent for by Edison to accept a similar position with him in America.
... He became an executive officer of many of the Edison corporations, ..."
3. Who's who in New York (city and State). by Lewis Randolph Hamersly, John William Leonard, William Frederick Mohr, Herman Warren Knox, Frank R. Holmes (1904)
"The Edison exhibit at Paris was the most notable feature of the ... During the
Exposition Mr. Hammer accompanied Mr. Edison to Germany to attend the German ..."
4. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1906)
"Eiden, Leonard L., The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston, Boston, Mass.
Elliott, JG, Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, Newark, ..."
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