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zun

[zʌn]

zun is the pronunciation spelling of sun.

Meaning of sun

Noun

sun (countable and uncountable, plural suns)

  1. A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
    • Because Haestrom's sun has overwhelmed the planet's protective magnetosphere, humans foolhardy enough to venture into geth-controlled Haestrom must exercise extreme caution. Minutes of radiation exposure will overload shields and hours of exposure will kill.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Haestrom Codex entry
  2. The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
    • I have been broiling in the sun all morning.
  3. (figuratively) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
    • For the Lord God is the ſunne & ſhield vnto vs: […]1560, [William Whittingham et al., transl.], The Bible and Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. […] (the Geneva Bible), Geneva: […] Rouland Hall, →OCLC, Psalmes 84:11, folio 253...
  4. (literary, uncountable) Sunrise or sunset.
    • Imo[gen].[…]Prythee ſpeake, / How many ſtore of Miles may we well rid / Twixt houre, and houre? / Piſ[anio]. One ſcore 'twixt Sun, and Sun, / Madam's enough for you: and too much too. / Imo[gen]. Why, one that rode to's Excution Man, / Could neuer go ſo ſlow: […]1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  5. A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
  6. A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
    • Four suns since was the word brought to me from ‘She-who-must-be-obeyed,’ ‘White men come; if white men come, slay them not.’ Let them be brought to the house of ‘She-who-must-be-obeyed.’1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

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Noun

IPA/zʊn/

zun (plural zuns or zun)

  1. A type of Chinese ritual bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, sometimes in the shape of an animal.

Forms of zun

pluralzuns
pluralzun

Origin of zun

Romanized from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 尊 (zūn).

Words that rhyme with zun

Questions about zun

What does zun mean?
Zun means a type of Chinese ritual bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, sometimes in the shape of an animal.
What is zun the pronunciation spelling of?
Zun is the pronunciation spelling of sun.
What part of speech is zun?
Zun is a noun.
How do you pronounce zun?
Zun is pronounced [zʌn].
What is the plural of zun?
The plural of zun is zuns.

Words near zun in the dictionary

  1. zumology
  2. Zumrunnen
  3. Zumsteins
  4. Zumwalt
  5. Zumwalts
  6. zun
  7. zunana
  8. zunanas
  9. Zundavastaw
  10. Zundel
  11. Zundels

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