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SEDAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
Synonyms:
saloon; sedan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sedan" is a kind of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sedan"):
brougham (a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A closed litter for one passenger
Synonyms:
sedan; sedan chair
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sedan" is a kind of...):
litter (conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sedan"):
jampan (a kind of sedan chair used in India)
