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Morrison
[ mawr-uh-suhn, mor- ]
noun
- Her·bert Stan·ley [hur, -bert , stan, -lee], 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.
- մ·Ծ [toh, -nee], 1931–2019, U.S. novelist: Nobel Prize 1993.
- a male given name.
Morrison
/ ˈɒɪə /
noun
- MorrisonHerbert Stanley, Baron Morrison of Lambeth18881965MBritishPOLITICS: statesman Herbert Stanley, Baron Morrison of Lambeth. 1888–1965, British Labour statesman, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security in Churchill's War Cabinet (1942–45)
- MorrisonJim19431971MUSMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriter Jim, full name James Douglas Morrison. 1943–71, US rock singer and songwriter, lead vocalist with the Doors
- MorrisonToni1931FUSWRITING: novelist Toni, full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. born 1931, US novelist, whose works include Sula (1974), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998): awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993
- MorrisonVan1945MNorthern IrishMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriter Van, full name George Ivan Morrison. born 1945, Northern Irish rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Avalon Sunset (1989), and Days Like These (1995)
Example Sentences
In a New Yorker article in 2016, Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison wrote of the existential place of race for Whites in America this way:
Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon,” published 19 years earlier, got a new paperback release that was an overnight bestseller.
But now imitations, known by the nickname "Dubai chocolate", have hit UK supermarkets including Waitrose, Lidl and Morrisons, with some supermarkets limiting the number of bars customers are allowed to buy.
I remember seeing The Doors movie and I just saw Jim Morrison.
Kilmer, also known for his roles playing Batman and Jim Morrison in The Doors, died Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
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