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An⋅der⋅son

[an-der-suhn]
–noun
1. Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel prize 1936.
2. Dame Judith, 1898–1992, Australian actress in the U.S.
3. Margaret Caroline, 1893?–1973, U.S. editor and magazine publisher.
4. Marian, 1902–93, U.S. contralto.
5. Maxwell, 1888–1959, U.S. dramatist.
6. Philip Warren, born 1923, U.S. physicist: developer of solid-state circuitry; Nobel prize 1977.
7. Sherwood, 1876–1941, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
8. a city in central Indiana. 64,695.
9. a city in NW South Carolina. 27,313.
10. a river in the Northwest Territories, N Canada, flowing N and W to the Beaufort Sea. 465 mi. (748 km) long.
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An·der·son   (ān'dər-sən)   
A city of east-central Indiana northeast of Indianapolis. There are numerous prehistoric mounds nearby. Population: 57,500.
Anderson, Carl David 1905-1991.  
American physicist. He won a 1936 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the positron.
Anderson, Dame Judith 1898-1992.  
Australian-born actress noted for her roles in the plays of Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill and for her chilling portrayal of Mrs. Danvers in the 1940 film Rebecca.
Anderson, Margaret Caroline 1893?-1973.  
American editor who founded and edited The Little Review (1914-1929), an influential literary magazine.
Anderson, Marian 1897-1993.  


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American contralto. Acclaimed for her renditions of spirituals, she was the first African-American singer to perform at New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1955).
Anderson, Maxwell 1888-1959.  
American playwright whose works, some of which are in blank verse, include Both Your Houses, which won a 1933 Pulitzer Prize, and Winterset (1935).
Anderson, Philip Warren Born 1923.  
American physicist. He shared a 1977 Nobel Prize for developments in computer memory systems.
Anderson, Sherwood 1876-1941.  
American writer whose often autobiographical works include Winesburg, Ohio (1919).
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Anderson An·der·son (ān'dər-sən), Elizabeth. 1836-1917.

British physician. The first licensed British woman doctor (1865), she established medical courses for women at a dispensary in London.

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