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don

1  [don; Sp., It. dawn]
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–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

don

2  [don]
–verb (used with object), donned, don⋅ning.
to put on or dress in: to don one's clothes.
Origin:
1560–70; contr. of do 1 + on; cf. doff

don

3  [dohn]
–conjunction
(in prescriptions) donec.
Origin:
by shortening

Don

  [don; for 1 also Russ. dawn]
–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.

Don

  [dawn]
–noun Welsh Mythology.
a goddess, the mother of Gwydion and Arianrod: corresponds to the Irish Danu.

do⋅nec

  [doh-nek]
–conjunction
(in prescriptions) until.
Also, don.

Origin:
< L
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don 1   (dŏn)   
n.  

  1. Don also (dōn) Abbr. D. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.

  2. Chiefly British

    1. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.

    2. A college or university professor.

  3. The leader of an organized-crime family.

  4. Archaic An important personage.


[Spanish dialectal and Italian, both from Latin dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]
don 2   (dŏn)   
tr.v.   donned, don·ning, dons

  1. To put on (clothing).

  2. 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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
DON
dissolved organic nitrogen
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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