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So⋅lon

  [soh-luhn]
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–noun
1. c638–c558 b.c., Athenian statesman.
2. (often lowercase) a wise lawgiver.
3. a town in N Ohio. 14,341.
Related forms:
So⋅lo⋅ni⋅an  [soh-loh-nee-uhn] , So⋅lon⋅ic  [soh-lon-ik] , adjective
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Solon

So"lon\, n. A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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