Morrison

UK: /ˈmɒrɪs^ən/ US: (môr′ə sən, mor′-)

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Mor•ri•son  (môr′ə sən, mor′-), n. 

1. Biographical Herbert Stanley, 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.
2. Biographical Toni, born 1931, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1993.
3. a male given name.

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Morrison / ˈmɒrɪs^ən/ noun

1. Herbert (Stanley), Baron Morrison of Lambeth. 1888–1965, British Labour statesman, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security in Churchill's War Cabinet (1942–45)
2. Jim, full name James Douglas Morrison. 1943–71, US rock singer and songwriter, lead vocalist with the Doors
3. Scott (John). born 1968, Australian Liberal politician: Prime Minister (2018–2022)
4. Toni, full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. 1931–2019, US novelist, whose works include Sula (1974), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998): awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993
5. Sir Van, full name George Ivan Morrison. born 1945, Northern Irish rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Avalon Sunset (1989), and Days Like These (1995)