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Definition of Dan
1. n. A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir.
2. n. A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
Definition of Dan
1. Noun. (biochemistry) (acronym of deadenylating nuclease dot=,) a protein that binds the 5' cap of mRNA and begins degradation in the 3' to 5' direction. ¹
2. Proper noun. (biblical character) Fifth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah. ¹
3. Proper noun. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Dan. ¹
4. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name) of biblical origin. ¹
5. Proper noun. A nickname for Daniel. ¹
6. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
7. Noun. (obsolete) A title of respect: Sir, Master. ¹
8. Noun. A rank of black belt in martial arts ¹
9. Noun. Someone who has achieved a level of black belt ¹
10. Noun. (mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dan
1. a level of skill in martial arts [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dan
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A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir. "Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell." (Spenser) "What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land." (Thomson)
Origin: OE. Dan, danz, OF. Danz (prop. Only nom), dan, master, fr. L. Dominus. See Dame.
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