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Chesterton
CHEHS-tuh-tuhn
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An English surname, most famously associated with the writer G. K. Chesterton.
"She quoted a line from Chesterton in her essay."
How to Use Chesterton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishChiefly a surname, and the name of several English villages and suburbs.
Word Forms
Chestertons plural
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Etymology
From "Chester" plus the common place-name suffix "-ton".