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Mor•ton



Pronunciation: (môr'tn), [key]
—n.
1. Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton), 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
2. Le•vi Par•sons Pronunciation: (lē'vī pär'sunz), [key] 1824–1920, vice president of the U.S. 1889–93; governor of New York 1895–96.
3. William Thomas Green, 1819–68, U.S. dentist: first to employ ether as an anesthetic.
4. a town in central Illinois. 14,178.
5. a male given name: a family name taken from a Norman placename meaning “town on the moor.”

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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