Dylan

[ dil-uh n ]

/ ˈdɪl ən /

noun

BobRobert Zimmerman,born 1941, U.S. folk-rock singer, guitarist, and composer.

a male given name.

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Example sentences from the Web for dylan

Are you going to pass up a chance to share songwriting credits with Dylan?
Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, and Others Crowdsource A Dylan Album|Malcolm Jones|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dylan definitely made the right move by staying away from his exhibition party.
The Hell of the Hamptons: Why the Exclusive Hotspot Is a Mind-Numbing Drag|Robert Gold|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What Virgil meant by that,” Thomas explains, “is that to steal means to improve upon, which is basically what Dylan is doing.
Bob Dylan’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ Revealed|Chris Francescani|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At other points in the book, Dylan appears to be telegraphing his intentions, Warmuth says.
Bob Dylan’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ Revealed|Chris Francescani|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Now a small band of Dylan sleuths led by an Albuquerque disc jockey may finally have found the key…but, to what?
Bob Dylan’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ Revealed|Chris Francescani|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And for that reason was he called Dylan, the son of the Wave.
The Mabinogion|Lady Charlotte Guest
Dylan, however, has no dark traits and is described as a blonde.
The Religion of the Ancient Celts|J. A. MacCulloch

British Dictionary definitions for dylan

Dylan

/ (ˈdɪlən) /

noun

Bob. real name Robert Allen Zimmerman. born 1941, US rock singer and songwriter, also noted for his acoustic protest songs in the early 1960s. His albums include The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), Highway 61 Revisited (1965), Blonde on Blonde (1966), John Wesley Harding (1968), Blood on the Tracks (1974), Oh Mercy (1989), Time Out of Mind (1997), and Love and Theft (2001)

Derived forms of Dylan

Dylanesque, adjective

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