DAN

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Dan

The fifth son of Jacob, whose mother was his wife's handmaid Bilhah and adopted by Rachel, who is the second wife of Jacob.

A male given name from Hebrew, derived from the son of Jacob.

A male given name from Hebrew & nickname, derived from the prophet Daniel.

A surname.

One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan.

A former city occupied by the tribe

The Dan River, the principal tributary of the Jordan, named for the city

Etymology 2

Noun

Dan (plural Dans)

(obsolete) A title of respect: Sir, Master.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Dan

A river in Shaanxi

Anagrams

• -and, ADN, AND, DNA, NAD, NDA, and, and-, dna, nad

Etymology 1

Noun

dan

(obsolete) A title of honour similar to "master" or "father", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.

Etymology 2

Noun

dan (plural dans)

(mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.

Etymology 3

Noun

dan (plural dans)

A rank of black belt in martial arts

Hyponym: shodan

Someone who has achieved a level of black belt

Hyponym: shodan

Etymology 4

Noun

dan (plural dans or dan)

(units of measurement) synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass.

Anagrams

• -and, ADN, AND, DNA, NAD, NDA, and, and-, dna, nad

Noun

DAN (uncountable)

(biochemistry) Acronym of deadenylating nuclease, a protein that binds the 5' cap of mRNA and begins degradation in the 3' to 5' direction.

(space science, NASA) Acronym of Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons. (It is a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory onboard the Curiosity rover at Mars.)

Anagrams

• -and, ADN, AND, DNA, NAD, NDA, and, and-, dna, nad

Source: Wiktionary


Dan, n. Etym: [OE. dan, danz, OF. danz (prop. only nom.), dan, master, fr. L. dominus. See Dame.]

Definition: A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir. [Obs.] Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell. Spenser. What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land. Thomson.

Dan, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mining)

Definition: A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DETENTION

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