| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  doun |
| NOUN: | 1. An expanse of rolling, grassy, treeless upland used for grazing. Often used in the plural. 2. often Down Any of several breeds of sheep having short wool, originally bred in the Downs of southern England. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English doune, from Old English d n, hill. See dheu - in Appendix I.
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