Associations to the word «Houghton»

Wiktionary

HOUGHTON, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

HOUGHTON, noun. United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895).
HOUGHTON, noun. A town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula.

Wise words

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Hippocrates