Dan

¹ American  

[dan] / dæn /

noun

1. 1. (in the Bible) a son of Jacob and Bilhah.

   2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.

2. the northernmost city of ancient Palestine.

3. a male given name, form of Daniel.

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idioms

1. from Dan to Beersheba,  from one outermost extreme or limit to the other.

Dan ² American  

[dan] / dæn /

noun

Archaic.

1. a title of honor equivalent to master or sir:

   Dan Chaucer.

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dan ³ American  

[dahn, dan] / dɑn, dæn /

noun

Martial Arts.

1. a degree of expertise in karate, judo, tae kwon do, etc., usually signified by the wearing of a cloth belt of a particular color; level.

   a sixth-degree dan.

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Dan. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Bible.  Daniel.

2. Danish. Also Dan

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Dan ¹ British  

/ dæn /

noun

1. 1. the fourth son of Jacob (Genesis 30:1–6)

   2. the tribe descended from him

2. a city in the northern territory of Canaan

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Dan. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Bible Daniel

2. Danish

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dan ³ British  

/ dæn /

noun

1. any one of the 10 black-belt grades of proficiency

2. a competitor entitled to dan grading

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Dan ⁴ British  

/ dæn /

noun

1. an archaic title of honour, equivalent to Master or Sir

   Dan Chaucer

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dan ⁵ British  

/ dæn /

noun

1. Also called: dan buoy.  a small buoy used as a marker at sea

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Etymology

Origin of Dan²

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French danz < Medieval Latin domnus, contraction of Latin dominus “lord, master”

Origin of dan³

First recorded in 1940–45; from Japanese, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese duàn “step, grade”

Example Sentences

Criticism was also leveled against Deputy Director Dan Bongino, whom the report called “something of a clown.”

From Salon

JPMorgan analyst Dan Politzer, who rates DraftKings at Overweight with a $42 price target that implies shares can jump 27% from the $33.16 level they traded at as of Friday’s close, thinks the stock can mount a comeback.

From Barron's

"The new fossil shows almost none of what we expected," said Dan Marke, who led the study as part of his MSc in Palaeobiology at Bristol.

From Science Daily

"The new animal is unlike anything yet discovered and has made us all think again about the evolution of the lizard, snakes and the tuatara," said Dan Marke.

From Science Daily

Two years later, Times theater critic Dan Sullivan reviewed an American Conservatory Theater production of it in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times