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Dan vs Colleen - What's the difference?

dan | colleen |

As an adjective dan

is stretched.

As a noun colleen is

girl.

dan

English

(dan rank)

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rank of black belt in martial arts
  • Someone who has achieved a level of black belt

    • Etymology 2

    Uncertain.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl)

    Noun

  • (obsolete)
  • * Spenser
    • Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright / The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell.
  • * Thomson
    • What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land.
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    colleen

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 2007 Laurie Lindeen, Petal Pusher , Atria Books, ISBN 0743292324, page 137
    • Her name is spelled Coleen making her "Co" with a hard O and not Colleen by any stretch - I'm suspicious on her authority on the subject.