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Definition of Avon from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Avon

 
/ˈeɪvn/
 
/ˈeɪvn/
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  1. any of three rivers with the same name in south-west England. The longest of these flows through Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare, who was born at Stratford, is sometimes called the Bard of Avon.
  2. Avon™
     
    /ˈeɪvɒn/
     
    /ˈeɪvɑːn/
    an international company that was first founded in the US in 1886 as 'Avon Products Inc', selling beauty products, soap, etc. for women. Avon representatives sell these products directly by going to people's homes with them and by encouraging people to order from the catalogue. The products can also be bought online.

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