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SEDAN

Pronunciation (US):

• SEDAN (noun)
The noun SEDAN has 2 senses:

1. a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
2. a closed litter for one passenger

Familiarity information: SEDAN used as a noun is rare.

• SEDAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sedan" is a kind of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sedan"):

brougham (a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A closed litter for one passenger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sedan chair; sedan

Hypernyms ("sedan" is a kind of...):

litter (conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sedan"):

jampan (a kind of sedan chair used in India)

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(English proverb)
"The key that is used does not rust."
(Albanian proverb)
"Birds of a feather flock together."
(Arabic proverb)
"If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again."
(Corsican proverb)

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