tomlinson

/ˈtɑm.lɪn.sən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

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"After an inquest's ruling yesterday, it is now official that the newspaper vendor, Ian Tomlinson, was unlawfully killed amid the policing of the G20 protests in 2009. Many who saw the footage the Guardian obtained, which showed PC Simon Harwood striking Mr Tomlinson just before his death, will regard the verdict as a statement of the blindingly obvious."

From a diminutive form of Thomas + -son.

Tomlinsonian

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How do you pronounce tomlinson?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑm.lɪn.sən/.

What does tomlinson mean?

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Where does tomlinson come from?

From a diminutive form of Thomas + -son.

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