Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Patron saint of France. Sent to minister to the Gauls as the first bishop of Paris, he suffered martyrdom by decapitation.
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- proper noun A male
given name , a mostly British spelling variant ofDennis .
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Examples
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Koran in a letter to Denis, April 4, 1771, “M. Denis Lit.
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Belcher has some skills, and he already spoiled the UFC debut of another highly touted UFC newcomer in Denis Kang (who Akiyama also holds a win over).
Archive 2009-07-05 Tyler 2009
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If they fall farther out, the Kings have rental options in Denis Gauthier or Sean O'Donnell, or forwards Kyle Calder or Derek Armstrong.
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Justice Andre Denis is to hand down a sentence on Oct. 29.
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January 7th, 2010 at 5: 38 pm well actually St Denis is not even an area of Paris but a suburb and put simply, trying to determine the French “ethnic” composition by going to St Denis is like going to Compton to determine the population of the US.
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Belcher has some skills, and he already spoiled the UFC debut of another highly touted UFC newcomer in Denis Kang (who Akiyama also holds a win over).
UFC 100 Tyler 2009
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I really and truly hope I am wrong; that my dread and pessimism are wrong; that your vision, Denis, is the one, that comes to pass, and is the reality of the future.
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From the left edge of the crease, he tipped in Denis Grebeshkov's crisp feed from the point.
USATODAY.com 2008
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(Beau Travail by Claire Denis is another example).
Adieu G. Depardieu 2008
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On second glance, I see we have a scumbag defender of the Vietnam War in Denis Drew.
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