Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument used by smokers to light their pipes with.

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  • proper noun A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
  • proper noun A male given name of biblical origin.

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  • noun red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

Etymologies

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From Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (y'honatán) and יוֹנָתָן (yonatán) (Jehonathan), both meaning “God gave [me]”; ("Jehovah has given"), apparently with influence from the Aramaic preference for the latter form. Often incorrectly considered to be a variant of John.

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Examples

  • JONATHAN LEE, CREATOR, GO GREEN MAN (voice-over): Hi, I'm Jonathan, the creator of Go Green Man, and I have interviewed all the presidential candidates to see how green they are and how nice they are to children.

    CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2008 2008

  • JONATHAN FREED, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Jonathan -- good morning, Miles.

    CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2006 2006

  • JONATHAN LEE, GOGREEN MAN: Hi, I'm Jonathan, the creator of GoGreen Man.

    CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2008 2008

  • It's hard to be too jealous, though, because Jonathan is a totally sweet guy and he actually is the sort of genius writer for whom such prizes were created.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • Jonathan is speaking specifically of poetry, but I believe the same principle he enunciates applies to fiction as well.

    Book Reviewing 2010

  • Hawks captain Jonathan Toews remains day-to-day; the forward has been out with the head injury.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • Hawks captain Jonathan Toews remains day-to-day; the forward has been out with the head injury.

    Sports Handicapping: Mark Teahan Traded, Yankees Parade Route, and ... admin 2009

  • A BBC spokesman said, Jonathan is eager to return to the fray, and excited about bringing Fonejacker to a wider audience.

    Ross Returns to TV Screens Dungeekin 2009

  • I think that Jonathan is probably right thatfiction as "conventionally defined" by many readers and critics is not first of all regarded as art, and is precisely distinguished from poetry by the latter's more apparent homologies with music.

    March 2010 2010

  • I think that Jonathan is probably right thatfiction as "conventionally defined" by many readers and critics is not first of all regarded as art, and is precisely distinguished from poetry by the latter's more apparent homologies with music.

    "Literature" 2010

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