Dan.

abbr. Daniel (Old Testament).

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1. Bible. Daniel (def. 1).

2. Also, Dan Danish.

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abbrev

1. (the Book of) Daniel (Bible)

2. Danish

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dan¹ «dan», noun.

a small buoy with a pole displaying a flag by day and a lantern by night, used to indicate the position of deep-sea fish lines or a center about which a trawler is worked.

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dan² or Dan¹ «dahn, dan», noun.

any one of several grades or ranks of proficiency in Japanese sports and games: »

Iyeda…now ranks as a fifth Dan professional (ninth Dan is highest) in his native Japan (Time).

╂[< Japanese dan]

Dan² «dan», noun.

1. the fifth son of Jacob. Bilhah was his mother (in the Bible, Genesis 30:6).

2. the Hebrew tribe descended from him, that migrated to northern Palestine.

Dan³ «dan», noun.

Archaic. an honorable title equivalent to Master or Sir: Dan Chaucer, Dan Cupid.

╂[< Old French dan < Latin dominus master < domus, -ūs home. See etym. of doublets Dom (Cf. ↑Dom), don. (Cf. ↑don)]

Dan.,

1. Daniel.

2. Danish.

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abbr. Bible Daniel