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dun



Pronunciation: (dun), [key]
v., dunned, dun•ning,
n.


v.t.
to make repeated and insistent demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt.

n.
1. a person, esp. a creditor, who duns another.
2. a demand for payment, esp. a written one.

dun



Pronunciation: (dun), [key]
adj.
1. dull, grayish brown.
2. dark; gloomy.

n.
1. a dun color.
2. a dun-colored horse with a black mane and tail.
3. mayfly.
4. Angling.See dun fly.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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