Sun
proper nounnounproper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue
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The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky.
proper noun
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The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky.
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The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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An English tabloid newspaper.
Etymology
From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-, oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun; the Sun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Old Dutch sunna, German Low German Sünn, Old Saxon sunna, German Sonne, Old High German sunna, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun.
noun
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Variant of SundayAbbreviation of Sunday.
proper noun
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A surname.
Etymology
From Mandarin 孫／孙 (Sūn), Wade-Giles romanization: Sun¹.
Forms
- plural
- Suns
Sun · The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky.
SUN · The station code of Sunny Bay in Hong Kong.Sunday · The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and…Sundays · On Sunday; each Sunday.