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/dʒɔn/ · noun
(India, historical) Synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata..
Who did not know that office Jaun of pale Pomona green, With its drab and yellow lining, and picked out black between, Which down the Esplanade did go at the ninth hour of the day […]
A large number of accidents are also caused by office jauns which as a class are driven too fast and by inexperienced men. It has been suggested that these jauns should be registered and numbered and their drivers licensed.
Use jaun when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jaun means (India, historical) Synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata..
Common synonyms include litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Who did not know that office Jaun of pale Pomona green, With its drab and yellow lining, and picked out black between, Which down the Esplanade did go at the ninth hour of the day […]
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