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hon

1

[ huhn ]

noun

, Informal.


hon.

2

abbreviation for

  1. honor.
  2. honorable.
  3. honorably.
  4. honorary.

Hon.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Honorable.
  2. Honorary.

hon.

1

abbreviation for

  1. honorary
  2. honourable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Hon.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Honourable (title)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hon1

First recorded in 1905–10; shortened form of honey
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Example Sentences

One almost expects him to start addressing voters as "hon" or announce that his favorite beer is Natty Boh.

How does one build an entrée out of fish heads, sugar cookie dough, hon-shimeji mushrooms, and crema?

"We wanted to take a picture," a drenched Wand Yu-Hon explained, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

The panel will be moderated by TV personality and judge Hon. Jeanine Pirro.

Hon. Tax Cut or who has fresh thoughts outside of a looped reel of Life with Father.

It is well known that Prud'hon and his pupil painted many pictures in collaboration.

Prud'hon, in humiliation and despair, lived in a solitude almost complete.

Prud'hon painted several portraits of Mlle. Mayer, the best-known being now in the Louvre.

It is probable that Mlle. Mayer came under the influence of Prud'hon as early as 1802, possibly before that time.

"Hon'lable p'lice patrol come 'long plenty soon," murmured Sin Sin Wa.

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