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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 palmsplay

  Familiarity information: RATAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RATAN (noun)


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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