Macpherson
[ muhk-fur-suhn ]
/ məkË?fÉœr sÉ™n /
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noun
James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
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Macpherson
/ (mÉ™kË?fÉœË?sÉ™n) /
noun
James. 1736–96, Scottish poet and translator. He published supposed translations of the legendary Gaelic poet Ossian, in reality largely his own work
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