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dran

Pronunciation: /drɑːn/

“dran” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. male bee, drone

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”). Cognate with Old Saxon drān (German Low German Drahn), dialectal German Drohne.

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