Dylan

American

[dil-uhn] / ˈdɪl ən /

noun

Bob Robert Zimmerman, born 1941, U.S. folk-rock singer, guitarist, and composer.
a male given name.

Dylan British

/ ˈdɪlən /

noun

Bob. real name Robert Allen Zimmerman. born 1941, US rock singer and songwriter, also noted for his acoustic protest songs in the early 1960s. His albums include The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), Highway 61 Revisited (1965), Blonde on Blonde (1966), John Wesley Harding (1968), Blood on the Tracks (1974), Oh Mercy (1989), Time Out of Mind (1997), and Love and Theft (2001)

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Other Word Forms

Dylanesque adjective

Example Sentences

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This estimate assumes no direct attacks on merchant shipping occur, yet any such strike would likely trigger major repercussions across global war insurance markets, Dylan Mortimer says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Abraham Lincoln’s political savvy, Bob Dylan’s endless tune factory, China’s bloody revolution and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dodgers had yet to play an exhibition game last spring when former Times columnist Dylan Hernández declared they could win 120.

From Los Angeles Times

After his viral rendition of the anthem, Harry, decked out in a black suit, even hosted his own online mini chat show, external with England internationals Dylan Hartley, Luther Burrell and Kieran Brookes as guests.

From BBC

Dylan Masella, 34 years old, and his wife arrived in Guadalajara on Friday for a friend’s wedding, his first time visiting the city in Mexico’s Jalisco state.

From The Wall Street Journal

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