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Ste⋅ven⋅son

[stee-vuhn-suhn]
–noun
1. Ad⋅lai Ew⋅ing [ad-ley yoo-ing] , 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
2. his grandson, Adlai E(wing), 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.
3. Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.
4. Robert Louis (Robert Lewis Balfour), 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.
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Ste·ven·son   (stē'vən-sən)   
Vice President of the United States (1893-1897) under Grover Cleveland. His grandson Adlai Ewing (1900-1965) was the Democratic nominee for President in 1952 and 1956.
Stevenson, Robert Louis Balfour 1850-1894.  
British writer of essays, poetry, and novels, including Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886).
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