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Bar⋅ton

[bahr-tn]
–noun
1. Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
2. Derek H(arold) R(ichard), 1918–98, English chemist: Nobel prize 1969.
3. Sir Edmund, 1849–1920, Australian jurist and statesman: prime minister 1901–03.
4. a male given name.
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American administrator who did battlefield relief work during the Civil War and organized the American Red Cross (1881).
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Barton Bar·ton (bär'tn), Clara. Full name Clarissa Harlowe Barton.. 1821-1912.

American administrator who did battlefield relief work during the Civil War and organized the American Red Cross (1881).

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