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Jona·than (jän′ə t̸hən)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Jon
  2. Bible Saul's oldest son, a close friend of David: 1 Sam. 18-20
  3. ☆ Brother Jonathan
  4. ☆ a late fall variety of apple

Etymology: Heb yōnāthān, contr. < yehōnāthān, lit., Yahweh has given

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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