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doyen Sep 20th 2013, 04:32, by Atitarev Revision as of 04:28, 20 September 2013 (edit) Atitarev (Talk | contribs) Latest revision as of 04:32, 20 September 2013 (edit) (undo) Atitarev (Talk | contribs) Line 26: Line 26:       {{trans-top|the senior member}}   {{trans-top|the senior member}}   + * Chinese:   + *: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|老資格|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|老资格|tr=lǎozīgé|sc=Hani}}   * French: {{t+|fr|doyen|m}}   * French: {{t+|fr|doyen|m}}   * Italian: {{t+|it|decano|m}}   * Italian: {{t+|it|decano|m}} − * Japanese: {{t|ja|元老|tr=[[げんろう]], genrō|sc=Jpan}}     {{trans-mid}}   {{trans-mid}}   + * Japanese: {{t|ja|元老|tr=[[げんろう]], genrō|sc=Jpan}}, {{t-|ja|長老|tr=ちょうろう, chōrō|sc=Jpan}}   * Persian: {{t+|fa|سرکرده|tr=sarkarde|sc=fa-Arab}}   * Persian: {{t+|fa|سرکرده|tr=sarkarde|sc=fa-Arab}}   * Russian: {{t-|ru|старе́йшина|m|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t-|ru|старшина́|m|sc=Cyrl}}   * Russian: {{t-|ru|старе́йшина|m|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t-|ru|старшина́|m|sc=Cyrl}} Latest revision as of 04:32, 20 September 2013 Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun English[edit] Etymology[edit] From French doyen, from Latin decānus from Greek δεκανός. Compare dean. Pronunciation[edit] Noun[edit] doyen (plural doyens) (obsolete) A commander in charge of ten men. The senior, or eldest male member of a group. (colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement. 2008 July 3, Amanda Schaffer, "The Sex Difference Evangelists", part 3: "Mars, Venus, Babies, and Hormones", in Slate, In an interview, even Simon Baron-Cohen, another doyen of sex-difference claims, offered up some caution. Related terms[edit] Translations[edit] (obsolete) a commander Russian: дуайе́н (ru) m (duajén) the senior member Chinese: Mandarin: 老資格 (zh), 老资格 (zh) (lǎozīgé) French: doyen (fr) m Italian: decano (it) m Japanese: 元老 (ja) (げんろう, genrō), 長老 (ja) (ちょうろう, chōrō) Persian: سرکرده (fa) (sarkarde) Russian: старе́йшина (ru) m (staréjšina), старшина́ (ru) m (staršiná) (colloquial) a leading light Anagrams[edit] Etymology[edit] From Old French deien < Latin decānus. Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key): /dwajɛ̃/ Audio (file) Noun[edit] doyen m (plural doyens) (religion, university) dean senior member, doyen

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