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ran
[ ran ]
/ rĂŠn /
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verb
simple past tense of run.
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Ran
[ rahn ]
/ rÉn /
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
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RAN
abbreviation for
Royal Australian Navy
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