STEVENS

Stevens, George Stevens

(noun) United States filmmaker (1905-1975)

Stevens, Wallace Stevens

(noun) United States poet (1879-1955)

Stevens, Smitty Stevens, S. Smith Stevens, Stanley Smith Stevens

(noun) United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens’ power law to replace Fechner’s law (1906-1973)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

stevens

plural of steven

Proper noun

Stevens

An English patronymic surname derived from the given name Steven.

Source: Wiktionary


STEVEN

Ste"ven, n. Etym: [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem, G. stimme, Goth. stibna.]

1. Voice; speech; language. [Obs. or Scot.] Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven. Chaucer.

2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Obs.] Spenser. To set steven, to make an appointment. [Obs.] They setten steven for to meet To playen at the dice. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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