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Ian

1

[ ee-uhn, ee-ahn, ahy-uhn ]

noun

  1. a male given name, Scottish form of John.


-ian

2
  1. a suffix with the same meaning and properties as -an, though -ian is now the more productive of the two suffixes in recent coinages, especially when the base noun ends in a consonant: Orwellian; Washingtonian .

-ian

suffix

  1. a variant of -an

    Johnsonian

    Etonian

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Ian1

Extracted from Latin loanwords in which -腻苍耻蝉 (adjective suffix) is joined to stems ending in i; -an
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Ian1

from Latin -颈腻苍耻蝉
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Example Sentences

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Ian Everard of the Forestry Commission said the tree had been deliberately cut using a "hinge-and-wedge" technique so it would fall across the wall, adding it was "unequivocally obvious" where it would end up.

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Former England striker Eni Aluko has pulled out of a presenting role at this week's Women's Football Awards following her criticism of fellow pundit Ian Wright.

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Dean and her attorney, Ian Wallach, said they have yet to access the affidavit behind the search warrant, which would lay out the probable cause police used to justify their actions.

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Labour's Ian Byrne, who represents Liverpool West Derby, told fellow MPs: "The reality is that prices are far too high already, especially for younger fans."

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A single lunch guest survived - local pastor Ian Wilkinson - after weeks of treatment in hospital.

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