YUAN

Yuan, Yuan dynasty, Mongol dynasty

(noun) the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

yuan, kwai

(noun) the basic unit of money in China

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

yuan (plural yuan or yuans)

The basic unit of money in China.

Anagrams

• Aynu, anyu

Etymology

Proper noun

Yuan

The imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368.

Anagrams

• Aynu, anyu

Source: Wiktionary



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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