Denis

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of deni form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Ancient Greek, a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis.

    "Shall not thou and I, between Saint Denis and Saint George, compound a boy, half French, half English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the Turk by the beard?"

  2. 2
    A surname.

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"Denis is the boss, yet he still makes polite requests for the performance of tasks by his employees, maybe even thanking them for their work. The workers respect him."

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