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Macpherson

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Mac⋅pher⋅son

[muhk-fur-suhn]
–noun
James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
Mac·pher·son   (mək-fûr'sən)   
Scottish poet who claimed to have translated the works of Ossian, a third-century Gaelic poet and warrior. Although based on unauthenticated original texts, the translations influenced many writers.
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