| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.[Wordnet]. | |
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Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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"Calan" is a common misspelling or typo for: Clean, Alan, Colin, Canal, Clan, Callan, Carlen, Calman, Calla, Calhan, calean, Cal an, Calando. |
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Date "Calan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references) |
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| Calan Gaeaf | Calan Gaeaf is the name of the first day of winter in Wales. The night before is Nos Calan Gaeaf or Ysbrydnos, when spirits are abroad. People avoid churchyards, stiles, and crossroads, since spirits are thought to gather there. (references) | ||
| Calan Mai | In Wales, May 1 is a holiday known as Calan Mai or Calan Haf, which means the first day of summer. Celebrations start on the evening before, known as May Eve, with bonfires. The tradition of lighting Midsummer bonfires happened annually in south Wales until the middle of the 19th century. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: Calan | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Calan Mai | 6 | Calan Gaeaf | 3 | |
| Calan Gaeaf | 3 | Calan Mai | 6 | |
| Hyacinth Marie de Lalande de Calan | 3 | Hyacinth Marie de Lalande de Calan | 3 | |
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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). | ||||
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