Adlai Stevenson refers to the American statesman and diplomat Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900–1965). The name is a proper noun, typically spoken with two stressed syllables in the surname and a light, but distinct, given-name rhythm. In modern usage, the full name carries historical/political associations and is pronounced with careful enunciation of the trilled vowel sounds in the surname and the /eɪ/ diphthongs in both names.
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