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Pronunciation: (dän, dan), [key]
—n. Martial Arts.
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.

Dan



Pronunciation: (dan), [key]
—n.
1. a son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:6.
2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
3. the northernmost city of ancient Palestine.
4. from Dan to Beersheba, from one outermost extreme or limit to the other. Judges 20:1.
5. a male given name, form of Daniel.

Dan



Pronunciation: (dan), [key]
—n. Archaic.
a title of honor equivalent to master or sir: Dan Chaucer.

Dan.




1. Bible.Daniel (def. 1).
2. Also,Dan Danish.

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