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(Entry 1 of 2)
to place on one's person
- she donned her best gown for the ball
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don
nounSynonyms of don (Entry 2 of 2)
as in doctor, professor
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for don
- educationist
- [chiefly British],
- educator,
- instructor,
- pedagogue
- (also pedagog),
- preceptor,
- schoolteacher
- headmistress,
- instructress,
- mistress
- [chiefly British],
- schoolmarm
- (or schoolma'am),
- schoolmistress
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The first known use of don was in the 14th century
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