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Ma⋅son

  [mey-suhn]
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–noun
1. Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
2. Charles, 1730–87, English astronomer and surveyor. Compare Mason-Dixon line.
3. George, 1725–92, American statesman.
4. Lowell, 1792–1872, U.S. hymnist and educator.
5. a male given name.
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Mason, Lowell 1792-1872.  
American musician and composer who developed the first music program for American public schools (1838) and composed several hymns, including "Nearer, My God, to Thee."
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Word Origin & History

mason 
c.1205, from O.Fr. masson (O.N.Fr. machun), probably from Frank. *makjo (cf. O.H.G. steinmezzo "stone mason," related to mahhon "to make;" see make (v.)). But it also may be from, or influenced by, M.L. machio, matio (7c.) which is said by Isidore to be derived from machina (see machine). The word also may be from the root of L. maceria "wall." Meaning "a Freemason" is attested from 1425 in Anglo-Fr. Masonry "stonework" is attested from c.1366.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Lowell Mason

hymn composer, music publisher, and one of the founders of public-school music-education in the United States.

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