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Par⋅sons

[pahr-suhnz]
–noun
1. Tal⋅cott [tawl-kot, tal-] , 1902–79, U.S. sociologist and author.
2. Theophilus, 1750–1813, U.S. jurist.
3. William, Third Earl of Rosse, 1800–67, Irish astronomer.
4. a town in SE Kansas. 12,898.
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Par·sons   (pär'sənz)   
American sociologist noted for developing the structural-functional approach to studying social systems.
Par·son'i·an (pär-sō'nē-ən) adj.
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