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Emerson

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Em·er·son  (mr-sn), Ralph Waldo 1803-1882.
American writer, philosopher, and central figure of American transcendentalism. His poems, orations, and especially his essays, such as Nature (1836), are regarded as landmarks in the development of American thought and literary expression.
Emer·soni·an (-sn-n) adj.
Emerson [ˈɛməsən]
n
(Biographies / Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) M, US, WRITING: poet, WRITING: essayist, RELIGION: transcendentalist) Ralph Waldo. (rælf ˈwɔːldəʊ). 1803-82, US poet, essayist, and transcendentalist
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Noun1.Emerson - United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)Emerson - United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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