Milton, John Syllabification: (Mil·ton, John)Pronunciation: /ˈmiltn/Definition of Milton, John (1608–74), English poet. His three major works, Paradise Lost (1667; revised, 1674), Paradise Regained (1671), and Samson Agonistes (1671), which were completed after he had gone blind in 1652, show his mastery of blank verse. Derivatives MiltonianPronunciation: /milˈtōnēən/ adjective MiltonicPronunciation: /milˈtänik/ adjective Milton, John in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Milton, John in the British & World English dictionary
