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Jeffersonia
(gcide) | Jeffersonia \Jef`fer*so"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Thomas
Jefferson.] (Bot.)
An American herb with a pretty, white, solitary blossom, and
deeply two-cleft leaves (Jeffersonia diphylla); twinleaf.
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jeffersonian
(encz) | Jeffersonian, adj: |
Jeffersonia diphylla
(gcide) | Jeffersonia \Jef`fer*so"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Thomas
Jefferson.] (Bot.)
An American herb with a pretty, white, solitary blossom, and
deeply two-cleft leaves (Jeffersonia diphylla); twinleaf.
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Jeffersonian
(gcide) | Jeffersonian \Jef`fer*so"ni*an\, a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson (third
President of the United States) or his political doctrines,
which were those of the Republicanism of his time, as opposed
to those of the Federalists. -- n. An adherent of Jefferson
or his doctrines. -- Jef`fer*so"ni*an*ism, n.
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Jeffersonian simplicity
(gcide) | Jeffersonian simplicity \Jeffersonian simplicity\
The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in
his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing
display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from
the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with
no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly
levee, refusal to recognize titles of honor, etc.
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Jeffersonianism
(gcide) | Jeffersonian \Jef`fer*so"ni*an\, a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson (third
President of the United States) or his political doctrines,
which were those of the Republicanism of his time, as opposed
to those of the Federalists. -- n. An adherent of Jefferson
or his doctrines. -- Jef`fer*so"ni*an*ism, n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
jeffersonian
(wn) | Jeffersonian
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his
principles or theories; "Jeffersonian democracy"
n 1: a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles |
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