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Em·er·son

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Ralph Wal·do,

Audio Help [wawl-doh, wol-] Pronunciation Key, 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.

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Em·er·so·ni·an

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Em·er·son Audio Help (ěm'ər-sən) Pronunciation Key
American writer, philosopher, and central figure of American transcendentalism. His poems, orations, and especially his essays, such as Nature (1836), are regarded as landmarks in the development of American thought and literary expression.

Em'er·so'ni·an (-sō'nē-ən) adj.

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emerson
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United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

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Emerson, AR (town, FIPS 21580) Location: 33.09737 N, 93.19609 W
Population (1990): 317 (147 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71740

Emerson, GA (city, FIPS 27344) Location: 34.13179 N, 84.73943 W
Population (1990): 1201 (443 housing units)
Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30137

Emerson, IA (city, FIPS 25500) Location: 41.01850 N, 95.40279 W
Population (1990): 476 (218 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51533

Emerson, NE (village, FIPS 15710) Location: 42.27825 N, 96.72565 W
Population (1990): 791 (336 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68733

Emerson, NJ (borough, FIPS 21450) Location: 40.97500 N, 74.02369 W
Population (1990): 6930 (2257 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07630

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