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Mitford

mit·ford

UK/ˈmɪt.fəd/ US/ˈmɪt.fɚd/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)

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2.

English writer of comic novels (1904-1973)

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Origin

From either Old English midd (“middle”) + ford (“ford”), thus "the middle ford", or from Old English ġemȳþe (“a stream junction”) + ford (“ford”), "the meeting ford", to denote the village situated where the rivers Font and Wansbeck meet.

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