jefferson
/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics) used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance."
- "Revered by the Monacan tribe as a sacred place, Natural Bridge was later purchased by Thomas Jefferson, who kept it in his estate for the rest of his life."
- "Ellis starts with Jefferson and race, writing that the Virginian, who began his career with a failed attempt to make emancipation easier, was “thoroughly embedded in the twin American dilemmas of slavery and racism […]”."
- ""Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes.""
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.