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Dan
1[ dan ]
noun
- (in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Bilhah.
- one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
- the northernmost city of ancient Palestine.
- a male given name, form of Daniel.
Dan
2[ dan ]
noun
- a title of honor equivalent to master or sir:
Dan Chaucer.
dan
3[ dahn, dan ]
noun
- a degree of expertise in karate, judo, tae kwon do, etc., usually signified by the wearing of a cloth belt of a particular color; level:
a sixth-degree dan.
Dan.
4abbreviation for
- Bible. Daniel ( def 1b ).
- Danish ( def 2 ). Also Dan
Dan.
1abbreviation for
- Bible Daniel
- Danish
Dan
2/ dæn /
noun
- an archaic title of honour, equivalent to Master or Sir
Dan Chaucer
dan
3/ dæn /
noun
- a small buoy used as a marker at sea Also calleddan buoy
dan
4/ dæn /
noun
- any one of the 10 black-belt grades of proficiency
- a competitor entitled to dan grading
Dan
5/ dæn /
noun
- the fourth son of Jacob (Genesis 30:1–6)
- the tribe descended from him
- a city in the northern territory of Canaan
Word History and Origins
Origin of Dan1
Origin of Dan2
Idioms and Phrases
- from Dan to Beersheba, from one outermost extreme or limit to the other.
Example Sentences
Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said "temperatures will be well above average" in England in Wales, though it will be overcast for many.
Dan Neale, a 36-year-old hospitality worker, comes to play snooker, but enjoys the "cheap drinks" and "nice atmosphere".
Motherwell's Dan Casey was sent off for this incident, with referee Chris Graham's decision standing after a VAR review.
In a joint statement, Michael Sly, the chairman of the NFU's sugar board, and Dan Green, agriculture director for British Sugar – which supplies 60% of the UK's sugar - said there was still an "ongoing risk" from virus yellows.
Created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, “Severance” is unlike any other show on TV right now.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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