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Thom⋅as

[tom-uhs for 1, 2, 4–14; taw-mah for 3]
–noun
1. an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
2. Augustus, 1857–1934, U.S. playwright, journalist, and actor.
3. (Charles Louis) Am⋅broise [sharl lwee ahn-brwaz] , 1811–96, French composer.
4. Clarence, born 1948, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991.
5. Dyl⋅an (Mar⋅lais) [dil-uhn mahr-ley] , 1914–53, Welsh poet and short-story writer.
6. George Henry, 1816–70, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
7. Isaiah, 1749–1831, U.S. printer, journalist and publisher of Revolutionary literature.
8. Isiah (“Zeke”), born 1961, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.
9. John, 1724–76, American physician and general in the American Revolution.
10. Lowell (Jackson), 1892–1981, U.S. newscaster, world traveler, and writer.
11. Martha Carey, 1857–1935, U.S. educator and women's-rights advocate.
12. Norman (Mat⋅toon) [muh-toon] , 1884–1968, U.S. socialist leader and political writer.
13. Seth, 1785–1859, U.S. clock designer and manufacturer.
14. Theodore, 1835–1905, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.
15. William Isaac, 1863–1947, U.S. sociologist.
16. doubting Thomas.
17. a male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “twin.”
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Word Origin & History

Thomas 
from Gk. Thomas, of Aramaic origin and said to mean "a twin" (John's gospel refers to Thomas as ho legomenos didymos "called the twin;" cf. Syriac toma "twin," Arabic tau'am "twin"). Before the Conquest, found only as the name of a priest. After 1066, one of the most common given names. Doubting Thomas is from John xx:25; A Thomist (1533, from M.L. Thomista, 1359) is a follower of 13c. scholastic theologian St. Thomas Aquinas. (Also see Tom, Tommy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Thomas Thom·as (tŏm'əs), E(dward) Donnall. Born 1920.

American physician. He shared a 1990 Nobel Prize for developing techniques of transplanting bone marrow.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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