BEJAN
\bɪd͡ʒˈan], \bɪdʒˈan], \b_ɪ_dʒ_ˈa_n]\
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b[=e]'jan, n. a freshman at the universities of Aberdeen and St Andrews, and formerly in several continental universities. [Fr. bejaune, a novice, from bec jaune, 'yellow beak,' a term used for a nestling or unfledged bird.]
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