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Jo·tun | \ ˈyō-tᵊn 
, -ˌtu̇n \
, -ˌtu̇n \variants:
or less commonly Jotunn
Definition of Jotun
: a member of a race of giants in Norse mythology
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The first known use of Jotun was in 1842
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