Thomasson
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Thomas + -son. Literally, “son of Thomas”.
Alternative forms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Thomasson
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]equivalent surname in other languages — see Thomason
Etymology 2
[edit]
From Japanese, named after attractive but ineffectual baseball player Gary Thomasson (1951–).[1]
Noun
[edit]Thomasson (plural Thomassons)
- (architecture) An architectural element that no longer serves its purpose but is retained in a structure for aesthetic reasons.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William Gibson Virtual Light, p. 63. As quoted in several sources, including Susan Kollin, Postwestern Cultures: Literature, Theory, Space p. 92 and Takayuki Tatsumi "Waiting for Godzilla: Chaotic Negotiations Between Post-Orientalism and Hyper-Occidentalism" in Transactions, Transgressions, Transformations: American Culture in Western Europe and Japan by Heide Fehrenbach, editor on p. 232