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  • 1dun — dun1 /dun/, v., dunned, dunning, n. v.t. 1. to make repeated and insistent demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt. n. 2. a person, esp. a creditor, who duns another. 3. a demand for payment, esp. a written one. [1620 30; orig. obscure] dun2 …

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  • 2dun — I [[t]dʌn[/t]] v. dunned, dun•ning, n. 1) bus to make repeated demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt 2) a person, esp. a creditor, who duns another 3) bus a demand for payment, esp. a written one • Etymology: 1620–30; orig. obscure II dun… …

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  • 3dun-colored — adjective having a dun color • Syn: ↑dun coloured • Similar to: ↑colored, ↑coloured, ↑colorful …

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  • 4dun-coloured — adjective having a dun color • Syn: ↑dun colored • Similar to: ↑colored, ↑coloured, ↑colorful …

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  • 5Dun — Dun, a. [AS. dunn, of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. & Gael. donn.] Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. [1913 Webster] Summer s dun cloud comes thundering up. Pierpont. [1913 Webster] Chill… …

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  • 6Dun crow — Dun Dun, a. [AS. dunn, of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. & Gael. donn.] Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. [1913 Webster] Summer s dun cloud comes thundering up. Pierpont. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 7Dun diver — Dun Dun, a. [AS. dunn, of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. & Gael. donn.] Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. [1913 Webster] Summer s dun cloud comes thundering up. Pierpont. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 8Dun (disambiguation) — Dun may refer to: Dun, a brownish grey colour. Dun, to make a demand for payment Dun, a type of fort Dun gene, producing a brownish gray color in horses and other equidae Dun and Bradstreet A business credit reporting agency Places Dun, Angus, a… …

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  • 9dun — dun1 [dun] adj. [ME & OE, akin to OS, chestnut brown, ult. (? via Celt) < IE * dhus no < base * dhus, dust colored: see FURY] dull grayish brown n. 1. a dull grayish brown 2. a dun horse 3. an artificial fishing fly of this color 4 …

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  • 10Color Rhapsodies — was a series of usually one shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz for Columbia Pictures. They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney s Technicolor Silly Symphonies. Because of Disney s exclusive… …

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