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How to pronounce ellison

IPA transcription: ['ɛlɪsən]

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Noun

  • United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)

Usage examples

  • Gilden left the show a month later, leaving Ellison as the sole host.
  • Ellison was born in Quincy, California.
  • Ellison was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
  • Ensign Ellison received the Navy Cross posthumously for his gallantry at Midway.
  • The Toastmaster was Harlan Ellison.
  • Ellison also was guided by the department's piano instructor, Hazel Harrison.
  • Ellison later collected a second volume of criticism entitled "The Other Glass Teat".
  • The second fort was Ellison's Fort built of stone in Knowlton Township.
  • He is also a cousin of experimental music producer Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus.
  • As the years passed, Ellison's mentorship became a close friendship.