Definitions
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- proper noun A
matronymic surname . - proper noun A female
given name , a mostly British spelling variant ofMadison . - proper noun A male
given name , less common than the female name today.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The girls 'top 100 includes both spellings of Madison, which comes 59th while Maddison is 68th.
Oliver and Olivia top list of most popular babies' names Martin Wainwright 2010
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To paraphrase economist Angus Maddison, for 1800 years progress was virtually non-existent, then it accelerated sharply.
Emancipation From What ... Capitalism? Brian S. Wesbury 2010
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Bellfield's application for leave to appeal is due to be heard by a panel of three judges – the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, Mr Justice Wyn Williams and Mr Justice Maddison – at the court of appeal.
Levi Bellfield seeks leave to appeal against Milly Dowler murder conviction 2012
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But this guy, Robbie Maddison, shoots up a big ramp onto the roof of a 10-storey building on a motorcyle.
Archive 2009-02-22 Tyler 2009
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Professor Harry Wu of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo and the late Professor Angus Maddison were among the most stern, concluding on the basis of their own index of industrial production that China's GDP grew just 0.3% in 1998 minus-0.1% in Professor Wu's recent updated results.
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But this guy, Robbie Maddison, shoots up a big ramp onto the roof of a 10-storey building on a motorcyle.
This guy is insane Tyler 2009
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Maddison found that an appropriate adult should have been present when police interviewed Eaton during a lengthy debriefing process over 16 months between August 2006 and December 2007 because of his history of serious psychiatric problems.
Met's supergrass system called into question by dismissal of Gary Eaton 2011
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To paraphrase economist Angus Maddison, for 1800 years progress was virtually non-existent, then it accelerated sharply.
Emancipation From What ... Capitalism? Brian S. Wesbury 2010
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In his report on Eaton, Mr Justice Maddison finds that he was prompted and coached by Detective Chief Inspector Dave Cook, the officer investigating the murder of Morgan.
Met's supergrass system called into question by dismissal of Gary Eaton 2011
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To paraphrase economist Angus Maddison, for 1800 years progress was virtually non-existent, then it accelerated sharply.
Emancipation From What ... Capitalism? Brian S. Wesbury 2010
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