name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Caxton
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkæk.stən/
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rhymes with -ækstən
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 K S T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A kind of printing-type in imitation of William Caxton's.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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name
Meaning 3
A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3058).
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noun
Meaning 4
Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
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noun
Meaning 5
English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: William Caxton
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Broader terms: printer, pressman
History
Etymology
From Middle English Caxton.
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