"Mason" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmeɪsən/ Forms: Masons [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsən Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Mason (countable and uncountable, plural Masons)
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-3m4UsBpO Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a male name): 梅森 (Méisēn) (Chinese Mandarin), Mason (French), Mason (Latin), Meihana (Māori), Mason [masculine, person] (Polish), Масон (english: Mason) (Russian), Masón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English given names, English male given names Disambiguation of 'a male name': 3 80 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Effingham County, Illinois.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Illinois, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-wzHT1QhD
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name--RX4TdRN
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-7xldjtGN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Universities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 4 4 12 10 12 4 4 4 12 4 4 4 4 10 4 0 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 3 6 12 10 12 6 3 3 12 3 3 5 3 9 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 2 4 4 11 9 11 4 4 4 11 4 4 4 4 9 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 4 4 12 10 12 4 4 4 12 4 4 4 4 10 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 2 5 5 9 8 9 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 2 5 5 10 8 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 1 2 6 6 8 7 8 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 1 2 5 5 9 8 9 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 1 2 5 5 9 8 9 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 5 6 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 2 5 5 10 8 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 2 4 4 11 9 11 4 4 4 11 4 4 4 4 8 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Universities: 1 1 3 3 12 9 11 3 3 3 11 3 3 3 3 10 3 11 3
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Ingham County, Michigan.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Michigan, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-g0IHpCsz Categories (other): County seats of Michigan, USA, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 3 6 12 10 12 6 3 3 12 3 3 5 3 9 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 4 4 12 10 12 4 4 4 12 4 4 4 4 10 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 2 5 5 9 8 9 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 2 5 5 10 8 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 1 2 6 6 8 7 8 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 1 2 5 5 9 8 9 5 5 5 9 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 2 5 5 10 8 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 7 5 1 3
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA
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  8. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Nevada, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Nevada, USA
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-w9Td8xy1
  9. A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Hampshire, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New Hampshire, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-km4kbOIJ
  10. A number of places in the United States:
    A city in Warren County, Ohio.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Ohio, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-W3an2AIY
  11. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma, USA
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  12. A number of places in the United States:
    A ghost town in Butte County, South Dakota.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in South Dakota, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-dyB9XLCK
  13. A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Tipton County, Tennessee.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Tennessee, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-W7rYvK~f
  14. A number of places in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Mason County, Texas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-5-1kb7eG Categories (other): County seats of Texas, USA
  15. A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Mason County, West Virginia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in West Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-wLSr7BbK
  16. A number of places in the United States:
    A town and village therein, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-yttIllcF Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 4 4 12 10 12 4 4 4 12 4 4 4 4 10 4 1 3
  17. A number of places in the United States:
    A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mason Township.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-dszfA8jF Categories (other): Townships
  18. (informal) Ellipsis of George Mason University Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: George Mason University
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-name-Lfeg2bAy Categories (other): Universities Disambiguation of Universities: 1 1 3 3 12 9 11 3 3 3 11 3 3 3 3 10 3 11 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gareis-Mason syndrome, Mason City, Mason County, Mason's Island

Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪsən/ Forms: Masons [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsən Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mason (plural Masons)
  1. A Freemason. Derived forms: Masonic Related terms: Machen
    Sense id: en-Mason-en-noun-16rj27zT

Inflected forms

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