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RATAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ratan mean?
• RATAN (noun)
The noun RATAN has 1 sense:
1. a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
Familiarity information: RATAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ratan; rattan
Hypernyms ("ratan" is a kind of...):
switch (a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment)
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