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dan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dan noun A ranking level of black belt awarded in martial arts such as judo or karate, or a person holding that rank.
  • than conj Used to introduce the second part of a comparison.
  • then adv At that time (in the past or future).

Senses

dan is used for these senses in English:

  • than Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
  • then (sequence) Next in order of place.
  • then (conjunctive) In that case.

dan — full definition

  1. noun A ranking level of black belt awarded in martial arts such as judo or karate, or a person holding that rank.
  2. noun An old-fashioned title of respect placed before a name, roughly meaning "master" or "sir", now found mainly in historical or literary writing.

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