(music) A plucked long-necked lute-like string instrument (chordophone) of Chinese origin, a medium-sized tenor ruan with four strings and twenty-four frets.

(fandom slang) A fictional character who one deeply relates to. / (fandom slang, in the form (character name) kin) Someone who relates deeply to a certain fictional character.

(chiefly US) An endowed faculty position which is supported by the annual payout from a privately funded endowment. The endowment may cover the faculty salary, research and travel stipends or other...

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