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MRS. SIMPSON

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MRS. SIMPSON (noun)
  The noun MRS. SIMPSON has 1 sense:

1. United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdicationplay

  Familiarity information: MRS. SIMPSON used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MRS. SIMPSON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

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

Instance hypernyms:

divorcee; grass widow (a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband)


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