don

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UK /dɒn/

n.Nouna lecturer (= a college teacher), especially at Oxford or Cambridge University in England

Don Johnson is arguably the best lecturer in this university.

v.t.Transitive Verbto put on; to decorate with

The newly-engaged couple donned their fancy engagement rings.

n.NounA university teacher, especially a senior member at Oxford or Cambridge.

He is a don at Oxford University.

n.NounA Spanish title prefixed to a man’s given name, equivalent to ‘Sir’.

Don Quixote is a famous fictional character.

n.NounThe head of a Mafia family.

The don controlled the city's underworld.

v.t.Transitive VerbPut on (an item of clothing).

He donned his hat and coat.

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de Cervantes' Don Quixote. This novel explored the ideals of knighthood and their incongruity
de Cervantes' Don Quixote. This novel explored the ideals of knighthood and their incongruity
derided in Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote. The medieval literary genre of chivalric romance
derided in Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote. The medieval literary genre of chivalric romance

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OF DON PARA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO CSULB OVER THE YEARS,
OF DON PARA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO CSULB OVER THE YEARS,
WHEN THIS UNIVERSITY ASK DON PARA TO TAKE UP A NEW CHALLENGE
WHEN THIS UNIVERSITY ASK DON PARA TO TAKE UP A NEW CHALLENGE

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and Don Pettit, an astronaut, his theory is that, that low pressure zone starts to suck material away
and Don Pettit, an astronaut, his theory is that, that low pressure zone starts to suck material away

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