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Nor•ton

Pronunciation: (nôr'tn), [key]
—n.
1. Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
2. Thomas, 1532–84, English author.
3. a town in SE Massachusetts. 12,690.
4. a city in NE Ohio. 12,242.
5. a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a place-name meaning “north town.”

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

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