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Parkinson

UK/ˈpɑː.kɪn.sən/US/ˈpɑɹ.kɪn.sən/

Parkinson proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Parkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Parkinsons)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Forms of Parkinson

pluralParkinsons

Origin of Parkinson

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Peter + -son.

Words formed from Parkinson

Questions about Parkinson

What does Parkinson mean?
Parkinson means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Parkinson?
Parkinson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Parkinson?
Parkinson is pronounced /ˈpɑː.kɪn.sən/ (UK).

Words near Parkinson in the dictionary

  1. parking violations
  2. parking warden
  3. parking wardens
  4. parkings
  5. parkins
  6. Parkinson
  7. Parkinson's
  8. Parkinson's disease
  9. Parkinson's law
  10. Parkinson's mask
  11. Parkinson's masks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Parkinson (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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