Duan
name, noun
name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A division of a poem, especially an epic poem or a Scottish poem; a canto.
"Till what is call'd, in Ossian, the fifth Duan"
- 2 A poem or song.
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Till what is call'd, in Ossian, the fifth Duan"
Etymology
From Irish and Scottish Gaelic duan, from Middle Irish dúan, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no- (compare Old Armenian տաւն (tawn, “feast, celebration”), Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”), Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial animal”) and Latin damnum (“damage”)), from *deh₂p- (“to sacrifice”).
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