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So⋅lon

[soh-luhn]
–noun
1. c638–c558 b.c., Athenian statesman.
2. (often lowercase) a wise lawgiver.
3. a town in N Ohio. 14,341.

So⋅lo⋅ni⋅an [soh-loh-nee-uhn] , So⋅lon⋅ic [soh-lon-ik] , adjective
so·lon   (sō'lən, -lŏn')   
n.  
  1. A wise lawgiver.
  2. A legislator.

[After Solon.]
So·lon   (sō'lən, -lŏn')   
Athenian lawgiver and poet. His reforms preserved a class system based on wealth but ended privilege by birth.

Solon

So"lon\, n. A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.

solon 
"legislator," 1625, from Gk. Solon, name of early lawgiver of Athens, one of the seven sages. Often (especially in U.S., where it is applied by journalists to Congressmen, township supervisors, etc.) with a tinge of sarcasm.
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