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  • 1dun — I. a. Dull brown, yellowish brown, drab. II. v. a. Press (for a debt), importune, urge. III. n. 1. Importunate creditor. 2. Dunning letter …

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  • 2dun — I. /dʌn / (say dun) verb (t) (dunned, dunning) 1. to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt: *interfering with his ordinary routine and dunning him at intervals for royalties that had already been paid,… …

  • 3dun — 1. adj. & n. adj. 1 dull greyish brown. 2 poet. dark, dusky. n. 1 a dun colour. 2 a dun horse. 3 a dark fishing fly. Phrases and idioms: dun bird a pochard. dun diver a female or young male goosander. Etymology: OE dun, dunn 2. n. & v. n. 1 a… …

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  • 4The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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  • 5biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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