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Slessor

Slessor proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Slessor

  1. A surname.
    • Mary Slessor wasn’t technically the first missionary to oppose twin killing in Calabar, but she was unquestionably the most effective and relentless.2025 November 25, Segun Dukeh, “Who Stopped the Killing of Twins in Nigeria?”, in The Guardian

Questions about Slessor

What does Slessor mean?
Slessor means a surname.
What part of speech is Slessor?
Slessor is a proper noun.

Words near Slessor in the dictionary

  1. slerped
  2. slerping
  3. slerps
  4. SLEs
  5. Slesin
  6. Slessor
  7. Sletten
  8. Slettens
  9. sleuth
  10. sleuth dog
  11. sleuth dogs

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