don

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Pronunciation

IPA /dɒn/

Noun

don noun

A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
A mafia boss.
Any man, bloke, dude.

Verb

don verb

(clothing) To put on, to dress in.“To don one's clothes.”

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Synonyms

clothe dight enrobe preceptor get into assume wear put on don river charity endowment donate donation donor legacy giver gifting gift

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Associated

quixote bosco pasquale henley juan carlos pedro donald cherry omar carmen carlo

Rhymes

paragon liaison automaton fawn lexicon phenomenon drawn denouement bygone pylon

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