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Acheson

ac·he·son

UK/ˈæt͡ʃɪ.sən/ US/ˈætʃʌsʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)

Origin

From a diminutive form of Adam + -son.

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