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dɪˈvan,
dʌɪˈvan,
ˈdʌɪvan/
n.
- Brit. a bed consisting of a base and mattress but no footboard or headboard.
- a long, low sofa without a back or arms.
- historical a legislative body, council chamber, or court of justice in the Ottoman Empire.
Etymology
C16 (in sense 3): via Fr. or Ital. from Turk. dīvān, from Pers. dīwān ‘anthology, register, court, or bench’.
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