Sun

  • 121sun — sun1 [ sʌn ] noun *** 1. ) the Sun or the sun the star in the sky that provides light and warmth to the Earth a ) singular or uncount the light and warmth that you feel from the sun: We could feel the hot sun on our backs. The windows facing… …

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  • 122sun — /sʌn / (say sun) noun 1. (often upper case) the star which is the central body of the solar system and around which the planets revolve, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 1.5 × 108 kilometres,… …

  • 123sun — noun 1》 (also Sun) the star round which the earth orbits.     ↘any similar star, with or without planets. 2》 the light or warmth received from the sun. 3》 literary a day or a year. verb (suns, sunning, sunned) (sun oneself) sit or lie in the sun …

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  • 124Sun FM — Radio Sun  Pour la radio nantaise SUN, voir SUN. Radio Sun Langue Français Pays …

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  • 125Sun — Para otros usos de la palabra vea Sun (desambiguación). El sun (寸) es una unidad de longitud utilizada en Japón. Un sun es la décima parte de un shaku, y equivale a 1/33 m, o 3,03 cm. A su vez, un sun se divide en 10 partes o bu. * * * (as used… …

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  • 126sun — {{11}}sun (n.) O.E. sunne, from P.Gmc. *sunnon (Cf. O.N., O.S., O.H.G. sunna, M.Du. sonne, Du. zon, Ger. Sonne, Goth. sunno), from PIE *s(u)wen (Cf. Avestan xueng sun, O.Ir. fur sunnud lighting up ), alternative form of root *saewel …

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  • 127sun — [[t]sʌn[/t]] n. v. sunned, sun•ning 1) astron. (often cap.) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 128sun — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol more at solar Date: before 12th century 1. a. often capitalized the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve,… …

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