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DJ

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who announces and plays popular recorded music

Synonyms:

d.j.; disc jockey; disk jockey; DJ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("DJ" is a kind of...):

broadcaster (someone who broadcasts on radio or television)

Derivation:

DJ (comment on music to be played)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comment on music to be played

Example:

He has a job disk-jockeying on the weekend

Synonyms:

disc-jockey; disk-jockey; DJ

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "DJ" is one way to...):

comment (explain or interpret something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

DJ (a person who announces and plays popular recorded music)

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