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van3

Pronunciation: /van/

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Definition of van

noun

1 archaic a winnowing fan.

2 archaic or literary a bird’s wing.

Origin:

late Middle English: dialect variant of fan¹, probably reinforced by Old French van or Latin vannus

van in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of van in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

vampire
vampirism
vamplate
van ¹
van ²
van ³
van ⁴
Van Allen belt
Van Allen, James Alfred
Van Buren, Abigail
Van Buren, Martin

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van¹ Br. Eng
van² Br. Eng
van⁴ Br. Eng
Van, Lake Br. Eng
Van in Turkish Van (in full Turkish Van cat) Br. Eng
box van Br. Eng

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synodic

/ sɪˈnɒdɪk

adjective

relating to or involving the conjunction of celestial objects …

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