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don
1 [don; Sp., It. dawn]
–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
1515–25; < Sp, It < L dominus

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. |
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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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Language Translation for : don
Spanish:
generosidad, regalo,
German:
die Gabe,
Japanese:
賜物
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.).
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].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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