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Definition of Hepburn
1. Noun. United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003).
Definition of Hepburn
1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
2. Proper noun. A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hepburn
Literary usage of Hepburn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law Journal Reports: New Series (1885)
"CAVE, J.—This is an appeal by the executors of John Hepburn against the rejection
by the ... Previous to 1875, the testator John Hepburn, Thomas Hepburn, ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1912)
"BY JOSEPH S. Hepburn. Received October 21, 1911. I. The Occurrence and Permanence
of Lipase in the Fat of the Common Fowl (Gallus domesticus). ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1896)
"The Bishop entered, and Mr. Hepburn (his hands on the rests of the chair) ...
Be seated, Mr. Hepburn, be seated. I am sure you won't mind my going on with ..."
4. Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British by United States Congress, Marion Mills Miller, Great Britain Parliament (1913)
"On December 6, 1901, while the ratification of the second Hay-Pauncefote treaty
was pending, but assured, William P. Hepburn (Iowa) introduced in the House ..."
5. The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and by William Anderson (1877)
"His father, Thomas Hepburn, a disciple of John Knox, was rector of that parish.
James was educated in the Reformed religion, and studied »t the university ..."
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