Simpson


Definition: Meaning of, Simpson in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɪmps(ə)n /

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  1. 1811-1870 scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anaesthetic effects of chloroform
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  2. united States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
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Simpson used in phrases

  • Simpson Desert (noun)
    1. a desert region of central Australia
  • Simpson, O.J.
    1. (1947- ) a US football player, one of the most successful players of the 1970s, who later became an actor. In 1994 he was charged with murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman . The JURY decided that he did not kill her. Later, relatives of the murdered people won a CIVIL court case against him and he was ordered to pay them $8.5 million.
  • Simpson, Wallis
    1. (1896-1986) a US woman, often known simply as Mrs Simpson, who had a relationship with the British king EDWARD VIII . Because she had already been married twice before, Edward was not allowed to marry her. In 1938, he decided to ABDICATE (= give up his position as king) so that he could marry her. She then became the DUCHESS OF WINDSOR .
  • Sir James Young Simpson (noun)
    1. 1811-1870 scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anaesthetic effects of chloroform
  • Ulysses Simpson Grant (noun)
    1. 1822-1885 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War
  • Wallis Warfield Simpson (noun)
    1. united States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
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