noun
a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
Also called Ras Addar.
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noun
an annual festival of the Japanese Buddhists, welcoming ancestral spirits to household altars.
Also called Feast of Lanterns.
Origin:
< Japanese, orig. Urabon < Chinese version of Sanskrit ullambana literally, hanging upside down (a metaphor for the suffering brought on by physical desires)
< Japanese, orig. Urabon < Chinese version of Sanskrit ullambana literally, hanging upside down (a metaphor for the suffering brought on by physical desires)
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Bon
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Bon1 (bɔːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Feast of Lanterns, Also called: Festival of Lanterns an annual festival celebrated by Japanese Buddhists |
| 2. | a. the pre-Buddhist priests of Tibet or one such priest |
| b. their religion | |
| [from Japanese bon, originally Urabon, from Sanskrit ullambana hanging upside down] | |
| Bon2 (bɒn) | |
| —n | |
| Cape Bon a peninsula of NE Tunisia | |
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bon definition
language(From "Bonnie", Ken Thompson's wife) A language designed by Ken Thompson and later revised by him to produce B.
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(1997-02-04)
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