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Mus⋅sul⋅man

[muhs-uhl-muhn]
–noun, plural -mans.
a Muslim.

Origin:
1555–65; < Pers Musulmān (pl.) < Ar Muslimūn, pl. of Muslim Muslim
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Mus·sul·man   (mŭs'əl-mən)   
n.   pl. Mus·sul·men or Mus·sul·mans Archaic
A Muslim.

[Turkish musulmān, probably alteration of Arabic muslim, Muslim; see Muslim.]
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Mussulman 
"a Muslim," 1563, from Turk. musulman, from Pers. musulman (adj.), from Arabic muslim (q.v.) + adj. suffix -an.
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