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Parkinson

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Parkinson

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n
English surgeon (1755-1824)
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n
British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Parkinson
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n English surgeon (1755-1824)

Synonyms:
James Parkinson
Example of:
operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon
a physician who specializes in surgery
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n British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)

Synonyms:
C. Northcote Parkinson, Cyril Northcote Parkinson
Example of:
historian, historiographer
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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