Jefferson
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2.5
- proper noun
- /ˈdʒɛfərsən/
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Thomas Jefferson
- It's Thomas Jefferson versus Aaron Burr versus Alexander Hamilton.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Jefferson wrote
- Jefferson's Notes
When someone says Thomas Jefferson, what springs to mind?
- When someone says Thomas Jefferson, what springs to mind?
- And the Adams people came back by saying Jefferson was a dangerous atheist.
- Washington, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt.
- And Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton really disliked each other.
- He was vice president under Thomas Jefferson.
- So you'll recall that Hamilton and Jefferson were rivals both within the Washington administration.
- I can't believe Seth thinks Thomas Jefferson was married to Martha Washington.
- We started with Washington Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
Examples
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Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States, authored the Declaration of Independence.
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And, you know, Thomas Jefferson wrote about all men are created equal.
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The president we need today is Thomas Jefferson.
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When someone says Thomas Jefferson, what springs to mind?
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You know that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day.
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Great example of that would be Thomas Jefferson, who was a deist.
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And Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton really disliked each other.
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However, the concept of natural rights did not originate with Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers.
Academic text (1991) -
Among the clearest voices of the Enlightenment is that of Thomas Jefferson.
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The Washington Monument soars in the distance with the Jefferson Memorial just a speck beyond.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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2.1
The third President of the United States who wrote much of the Declaration of Independence and led the Louisiana Purchase
Compounds
A holiday that remembers the birth of Jefferson Davis on June 3 in some southern US states
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Jefferson comes from the English family name made of Jeffrey + -son, meaning 'son of Jeffrey'. It began as a simple way to show family, which is why Jefferson is used as the last name of Thomas Jefferson.