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Divan vs Devan - What's the difference?

divan | devan |

As a noun divan

is a couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.

As a verb devan is

to unload (goods) from a container.

divan

English

Noun

(en noun) (divan)
  • A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.
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    • , title=Friday's Business , chapter=20 citation , passage=Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor.}}
  • (historical) A Muslim council of state, such as that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
  • A collection of poems, especially one written by one author in Arabic or Persian.

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    devan

    English

    Verb

    (devann)
  • To unload (goods) from a container.
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