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jun

  [chuhn]
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–noun, plural jun.
chon (def. 1).

Jun.

 
1. June.
2. Junior.

chon

  [chuhn]
–noun, plural chon.
1. Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
2. Also, jeon. a monetary unit of South Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
Origin:
< Korean chŏn < Chin; akin to Chin qián; cf. sen 1

June

  [joon]
–noun
1. the sixth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Jun.
2. a female given name.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME jun(e), OE iunius < L (mēnsis) Jūnius, after the name of a gens; r. ME juyng < OF juin(g) < L, as above
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Word Origin & History

June 
1110, from L. Junius (mensis), probably a variant of Junonius, "sacred to Juno" (see Juno). Replaced O.E. liðe se ærra "earlier mildness." Junebug, name for various beetles which appear in June, first attested 1829 in Southern U.S. dialect.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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