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Jonson meaning

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms of Jonson

ben jonson benjamin jonson dramatist playwright poet

Using Jonson

  • The main meaning on this page is: An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  • Useful related words include: ben jonson, benjamin jonson, dramatist, playwright.
  • In the example corpus, jonson often appears in combinations such as: ben jonson, jonson was, jonson clarke-harris.

Context around Jonson

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Jonson

  • In this selection, "jonson" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ben, benjamin, placed, clarke, street and suffered stand out and add context to how "jonson" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1603 benjamin jonson their eldest and additions reflect jonson s work. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "jonson" sits close to words such as adamson, adapts and adeyemi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with jonson

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Jed Steer and Jonson Clarke-Harris celebrate the Posh win over Fleetwood. (12 words)

Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United scores his first goal at Mansfield with a 25 yard free kick. (18 words)

Accepting both rhyme and stress, Jonson used them to mimic the classical qualities of simplicity, restraint and precision. (18 words)

Sitting pretty in a heritage listed building on the opposite corner of the roundabout at Jonson & Lawson Streets, as you come into town from Ewingsdale Road, The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co is much loved by locals and visitors alike and for good reason! (43 words)

Philip Henslowe 's diary records payment to Ben Jonson for additions that year, but it is disputed whether the published additions reflect Jonson's work or if they were actually composed for a 1597 revival of The Spanish Tragedy mentioned by Henslowe. (42 words)

For decades, anyone else’s performance seemed like a poor cover version, either too derivative or too dissimilar: Pears had a distinctive, fluting, delivery suited to the six settings of English poems about night, from Ben Jonson to Blake to Keats. (41 words)

Sitting pretty in a heritage listed building on the opposite corner of the roundabout at Jonson & Lawson Streets, as you come into town from Ewingsdale Road, The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co is much loved by locals and visitors alike and for good reason! (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

Charles de Saint-Évremond placed Jonson's comedies above all else in English drama, and Charles Gildon called Jonson the father of English comedy.

In the Romantic era, Jonson suffered the fate of being unfairly compared and contrasted to Shakespeare, as the taste for Jonson's type of satirical comedy decreased.

Jonson collaborated with Dekker on a pageant welcoming James I to England in 1603 although Drummond reports that Jonson called Dekker a rogue.

Philip Henslowe 's diary records payment to Ben Jonson for additions that year, but it is disputed whether the published additions reflect Jonson's work or if they were actually composed for a 1597 revival of The Spanish Tragedy mentioned by Henslowe.

Then a decade later, in 1603, Benjamin Jonson, their eldest son, died of Bubonic plague when he was seven years old; to lament and honour the dead boy, Benjamin Jonson père wrote the elegiac On My First Sonne (1603).

Alfie May has had a fantastic start at Charlton, obviously Dion Charles is doing well, Jonson Clarke-Harris continues to score.

Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United scores his first goal at Mansfield with a 25 yard free kick.

Reggae Boy Jonson Clarke-Harris, “chuffed” by his success, remains on course to claim One’s golden boot award again after marking his 400th and 401st career appearances with goals for promotion-seeking Peterborough United.

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The Swedish minister of defence, Pal Jonson, said the two countries "are each other's closest allies and today's letter of intent shows that there is no predetermined limit to how this cooperation can develop".

Family-friendly is the theme again for New Year’s Eve Soul Street celebrations in Byron Bay, say Byron Council, with the focus on inclusive, all-ages entertainment in Jonson Street and Dening Park.

Jed Steer and Jonson Clarke-Harris celebrate the Posh win over Fleetwood.

The Dark Angels' primarch was Lion El'Jonson, who helped reinvigorate the Dark Angels and transformed the Space Marine legion into a knightly and almost monastic group.

For decades, anyone else’s performance seemed like a poor cover version, either too derivative or too dissimilar: Pears had a distinctive, fluting, delivery suited to the six settings of English poems about night, from Ben Jonson to Blake to Keats.

Jonson was instrumental in that process, working for Oceania Rugby with the national unions of Samoa, Fiji and Vanuatu on their constitutions and governance structures.

As news of the devastation caused by the EVD and through the Rotary Club of Monrovia's outreach efforts, Rotarians around the world responded -- one of whom was Brian Jonson of the Rotary Club of Marlow, outside of London, UK.

The very same masterminds with their idealistic views who are busy re-designing the perfectly okay Railway park and who think it a good idea to pedestrian-ise Jonson Street but haven’t thought about the traffic nightmare that would result.

Red Ginger started life as a tiny Asian grocery store (initially two doors down from its current Byron location – next to Jonsons on Jonson Street).

She added said that she is 'very disappointed' in Mr Jonson, adding: 'I think there are lots of women who are.

Sitting pretty in a heritage listed building on the opposite corner of the roundabout at Jonson & Lawson Streets, as you come into town from Ewingsdale Road, The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co is much loved by locals and visitors alike and for good reason!

Accepting both rhyme and stress, Jonson used them to mimic the classical qualities of simplicity, restraint and precision.

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Common combinations with jonson

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "jonson" in a sentence?
An example: "Charles de Saint-Évremond placed Jonson's comedies above all else in English drama, and Charles Gildon called Jonson the father of English comedy." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "jonson" from authentic English texts.
What does "jonson" mean?
Jonson means: An English surname originating as a patronymic.
What are synonyms of "jonson"?
Common synonyms of "jonson" include: ben jonson, benjamin jonson, dramatist, playwright, poet.
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