Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dahn, dan]
- /dɑn, dæn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dahn, dan]
- /dɑn, dæn/
Definitions of dans word
- noun dans a title of honor equivalent to master or sir: Dan Chaucer. 1
- idioms dans from Dan to Beersheba, from one outermost extreme or limit to the other. Judges 20:1. 1
- noun dans plural of Dan. 0
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Origin of dans
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese duàn step, grade
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dans
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dans popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".