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noun Etymology: from the name John Date: 1856 1. probably short for ~ny, ~ny house privy toilet 2. a prostitute's client JOHN I. noun Etymology: Late Latin Johannes, from Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yohanan Date: 12th century 1. a Jewish prophet who according to Gospel accounts foretold Jesus' messianic ministry and baptized him — called also ~ the Baptist 2. an apostle who according to various Christian traditions wrote the fourth Gospel, the three Johannine Epistles, and the Book of Revelation 3. the fourth Gospel in the New Testament — see bible table 4. any of three short didactic letters addressed to early Christians and included in the New Testament — see bible table II. biographical name name of 21 popes: especially XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881-1963 (pope 1958-63) III. biographical name 1167-1216 ~ Lackland king of England (1199-1216) IV. biographical name Augustus Edwin 1878-1961 British painter & etcher ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. эвф. уборная John 1. библ. Евангелие от Иоанна 2. (также j.) сл. любовник; клиент проститутки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Collins coll. джин с лимоном и сахаром JOHN Doe leg. (употр. нарицательно) воображаемый истец в судебном процессе - John Doe and Richard Roe JOHN Bull Джон Булль (прозвище типичного англичанина) JOHN Barleycorn Джон Ячменное Зерно, олицетворение виски, пива и других спиртных и солодовых напитков JOHN noun coll. сортир JOHN Doe and Richard Roe истец и ответчик (взамен имен истинных юридических лиц) JOHN Dory солнечник (рыба) JOHN Q. Public noun Джон Кью Паблик (прозвище среднего американца) JOHN (личн. имена) - Джон; Иоанн ...Англо-русский словарь
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- Heb. Johanan, lit. "Jehovah has favored," usually Latinized as Johannes. By early 14c., rivaled William in popularity in England. Feminine form was Joan, Latinized as Johanna. O.Fr. was Jean, but variants Johan, Jehan yielded Jan, Jen (cf. surname Jensen). Welsh form was Ieuan, (see Evan), but Ioan was adopted for the Welsh Authorized Version of the Bible, hence frequency of Jones as a Welsh surname. John Doe, fictitious plaintiff or defendant, is from 1768. John Hancock "signature" (1903, sometimes, through some inexplainable error, John Henry) is from the signer of the Declaration of Independence, either from his signing first or most prominently. The family name is attested from 1276 in Yorkshire, a dim. (see cock) of Hann, a very common given name in 13c. Yorkshire as a pet name for Henry or John. John Bull (1772) was the name of a character representing the English nation in Arbuthnot's satire "History of John Bull" (1712). Johnny-come-lately first attested 1839. JOHN - "toilet," 1930s, probably from jack, jakes, used for "toilet" since 16c. (see jack). Meaning "prostitute's customer" is from 1911, probably from the common, and thus anonymous, name by which they identified themselves. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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