name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Danton
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CMU ARPABET: D AE1 N T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To daunt; to subdue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, transitive
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noun
Meaning 3
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Georges Jacques Danton
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Broader terms: revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter
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Etymology
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