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Thompson
biographical name Thomp·son \ˈtäm(p)-sən\
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Benjamin 1753–1814 Count Rum*ford \ˈrəm(p)-fərd\ British (Am.-born) physicist & statesman
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Dorothy 1894–1961 Am. journalist
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Francis 1859–1907 Eng. poet
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Sir John Sparrow David 1844–1894 Canad. statesman; prime min. (1892–94)
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Tommy (George) 1941– United States secy. of health and human services (2001–05)
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geographical name Thomp·son \ˈtäm(p)-sən\
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river 304 miles (489 kilometers) Canada in S British Columbia flowing S (as the North Thompson) & thence W & SW into the Fraser; joined by a branch, the South Thompson
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