Milton

American  

[mil-tn] / ˈmɪl tn /

noun

1. John, 1608–74, English poet.

2. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

3. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

4. a male given name: a family name taken from a placename meaning “mill town.”

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Milton British  

/ ˈmɪltən /

noun

1. John. 1608–74, English poet. His early works, notably L'Allegro and Il Penseroso (1632), the masque Comus (1634), and the elegy Lycidas (1637), show the influence of his Christian humanist education and his love of Italian Renaissance poetry. A staunch Parliamentarian and opponent of episcopacy, he published many pamphlets during the Civil War period, including Areopagitica (1644), which advocated freedom of the press. His greatest works were the epic poems Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), and Paradise Regained (1671) and the verse drama Samson Agonistes (1671)

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Example Sentences

After seeking help, she was moved from mental health unit to mental health unit, sometimes many hours from the family she loved in Milton Keynes.

From BBC

At last year’s Kennedy Center Honors, the venue’s biggest event of the year, Trevor Milton took in part of the show from the balcony where honorees, celebrities and the president and first lady sat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sports columnist Jason Gay shares his thoughts—which include the requisite Milton Friedman reference.

From The Wall Street Journal

Davies has been playing the lead role, but was reportedly replaced by her understudy Hannah Lowther in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.

From BBC

We never expected to see progressives quote Milton Friedman.

From The Wall Street Journal