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[stee-vuhn]
noun
1.
Saint, died a.d. c35, first Christian martyr.
2.
Saint, c975–1038, first king of Hungary 997–1038.
3.
(Stephen of Blois), 1097?–1154, king of England 1135–54.
4.
Sir Leslie, 1832–1904, English critic, biographer, and philosopher.
5.
a male given name.
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noun
Saint, died a.d. 257?, pope 254–257.
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Stephen
masc. proper name, from L. Stephanus, from Gk. Stephanos, from stephanos "crown, garland." Only a monk's name in O.E., it became common after the Conquest.
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