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Definition: ALMAN

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A German.[Websters].
Adjective 1. German.[Websters]
2. The German language.[Websters]
3. A kind of dance.[Websters]
4. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb almanly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(almanly)		 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective alman.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Alman" is a common misspelling or typo for: amen, almond, layman, alma, lama, almanac, adman, Kalman, Calman, Almain, lawman, alumna, atman.

Date "Alman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALMAN

Domain Definition
Literature 1: Alman a German. The French Allemand, a German, which, of course, is the classic Alamani or Alamanni. Similarly, Almany = Germany, French, Allemagne.
2: "Now Fulko comes... And dwelt in Amany." - Harrington: Orlando Furioso, iii. 30.
3: "Chonodomarius and Vestralpus, Aleman kings, ... sat them downe neere unto Argentoratum." Holland: Ammianus Marcellius.
4: "Now Fulko comes ... And dwelt in Amany." - Harrington: Orlando Furioso , iii. 30. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: ALMAN

Expressions Definition
Alman rivets A sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

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Topics by Level of Interest: ALMAN

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ewan David Alman 9     Ewan David Alman 9
Zuraidah Alman 4     Zuraidah Alman 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).