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don1

[don; Sp., It. dawn] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.

2.	(in Spanish-speaking countries) a lord or gentleman.

3.	(initial capital letter) an Italian title of address, esp. for a priest.

4.	a person of great importance.

5.	(in the English universities) a head, fellow, or tutor of a college.

6.	(in the Mafia) a head of a family or syndicate.

[Origin: 1515–25; < Sp, It < L dominus

]

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don2

[don] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object), donned, don·ning.

to put on or dress in: to don one's clothes.

[Origin: 1560–70; contr. of do¹ + on; cf. doff

]

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don3

[dohn] Pronunciation Key

–conjunction

(in prescriptions) donec.

[Origin: by shortening

]

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Don

[don; for 1 also Russ. dawn] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian Federation in Europe, to the Sea of Azov. ab. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long.

2.	a river in NE Scotland, flowing E from Aberdeen county to the North Sea. 62 mi. (100 km) long.

3.	a river in central England, flowing NE from S Yorkshire to the Humber estuary. 60 mi. (97 km) long.

4.	a male given name, form of Donald.

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Don

[dawn] Pronunciation Key

–noun Welsh Mythology.

a goddess, the mother of Gwydion and Arianrod: corresponds to the Irish Danu.

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Cher·ry

[cher-ee] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Donald Eugene (Don

), 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.

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Schol·lan·der [shoh-lan-der] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Donald (Don

), born 1946, U.S. swimmer.

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Shu·la [shoo-luh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Donald Francis (“Don”

), born 1930, U.S. football coach.

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don¹ (dŏn) Pronunciation Key
n.

Don also (dōn) Abbr. D. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.
Chiefly British
1. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.
2. A college or university professor.
The leader of an organized-crime family.
Archaic An important personage.

[Spanish dialectal and Italian, both from Latin dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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don² (dŏn) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. donned, don·ning, dons

To put on (clothing).
To assume or take on: donned the air of the injured party.

[Middle English, contraction of do on, to put on; see do¹.]

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don (n.)

1523, from Sp. or Port. don, title of respect, from L. dominus "lord, master." The university sense is c.1660, originally student slang; underworld sense is 1952, from It. don, from L.L. domnus, from L. dominus (see domain). Don Juan "philanderer" is from the legendary dissolute Sp. nobleman dramatized by Gabriel Tellez in "Convivado de Piedra" and popularized in Eng. by Lord Byron. The fem. form is Dona (Sp./Port.), Donna (It.).

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don (v.)

early 14c. contraction of do on (see doff). "After 1650 retained in popular use only in north. dialect; as a literary archaism it has become very frequent in 19th c." [OED].

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don
noun
1.	a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
2.	teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: preceptor]
3.	the head of an organized crime family
4.	Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
5.	a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
6.	a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto"
verb
1.	put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: wear]

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Don

Don\, n. [Sp. don; akin to Pg. dom, It. donno; fr. L. dominus master. See Dame, and cf. Domine, Dominie, Domino, Dan, Dom.]

1. Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

Don is used in Italy, though not so much as in Spain France talks of Dom Calmet, England of Dom Calmet, England of Dan Lydgate. --Oliphant.

2. A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities. [Univ. Cant] "The great dons of wit." --Dryden.

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Don

Don\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Donned; p. pr. & vb. n. Donning.] [Do + on; -- opposed to doff. See Do, v. t., 7.] To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.

Should I don this robe and trouble you. --Shak.

At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson.

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DON
dissolved organic nitrogen

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