Daniel

biographical name

Dan·iel ˈdan-yəl

Samuel 1562?–1619 English poet

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Daniel

noun

Dan·iel ˈdan-yəl

: a book of narratives, visions, and prophecies in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible

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