DANTON

Danton, Georges Jacques Danton

(noun) French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

danton (third-person singular simple present dantons, present participle dantoning, simple past and past participle dantoned)

(transitive, Scotland) To daunt; to subdue.

Anagrams

• Tandon

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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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