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Sapan vs Sagan - What's the difference?

sapan | sagan |

As nouns the difference between sapan and sagan

is that sapan is a wood producing a red dye, usually species Caesalpinia sappan while Sagan is a unit of measurement equal to at least four billion.

As a proper noun Sapan

is a given name derived from Hindi used in India.

sapan

English

Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
  • used in India.

    • Related terms

    *Sapna (female name)

    sagan

    English

    Alternative forms

    *sagan

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, humorous) A unit of measurement equal to at least four billion.

    • References

    * Sagan'' at dictionary.reference.com (''Jargon File ) * William Safire, ON LANGUAGE; Footprints on the Infobahn, New York Times , April 17, 1994 * Carl Sagan, Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium , Random House, 1997

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