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Definition of: Stephen
(stē′vən)
A masculine personal name: often spelled Steven. Also Sw. Ste·fan (stā′·fän), Ital. Ste·fa·no (stā·fä′nō), Russian Ste·pan (stā·pän′), Dan., Ger. Ste·phan (shtā′·fän). [<Gk., crown]
—Stephen
The first Christian martyr. Acts vii 60.
—Stephen I,
975?–1038, first king of Hungary: known as St. Stephen.
—Stephen of Blois,
1097?–1154, king of England 1135–54.
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