simpson

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

noun United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
noun Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)

I come next after Simpson. — Mike and Psmith, Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Mrs. Simpson's apron came down. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
John Simpson had come out even. — The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

Mrs. Simpson, Wallis Warfield Simpson, Wallis Warfield Windsor, Duchess of Windsor

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