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Stone

[stohn]
–noun
1. Edward Du⋅rell [doo-rel, dyoo-] , 1902–78, U.S. architect.
2. Har⋅lan Fiske [hahr-luhn] , 1872–1946, U.S. jurist: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1941–46.
3. Irving, 1903–1989, U.S. author.
4. I(sidor) F(ein⋅stein) [fahyn-stahyn] , (“Izzy”), 1907–1989, U.S. political journalist.
5. Lucy, 1818–93, U.S. suffragist (wife of Henry Brown Blackwell).
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Stone, Lucy 1818-1893.  
American feminist and social reformer who organized the first national women's rights convention, held in Worcester, Massachusetts (1850), and was a founder of the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869).
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Slang Dictionary
stone

  1. mod.
    completely; totally. : This lecture is stone dull.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Word Origin & History

stone  (v.)
c.1200, "to pelt with stones," from stone (n.). Stoned "drunk, intoxicated with narcotics" is 1930s slang; stoner "stuporous person" is from 1960s.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stone
Pronunciation: 'stOn
Function: noun
1 : CALCULUS 1
2 plural usually stone : any of various units of weight; especially : an official British unit equal to 14 pounds (6.3 kilograms)
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Medical Dictionary

stone (stōn)
n.
See calculus.

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Science Dictionary
stone   (stōn)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Rock, especially when used in construction.

  2. The hard, woody inner layer (the endocarp) of a drupe such as a cherry or peach. Not in scientific use.

  3. See calculus.


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