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No. 7,630 in Russian

жан

The Russian word "жан" is not commonly recognized as a standalone word in standard Russian. It may be a transliteration of the name "Jean" or a regional/dialectal term.

In a sentence

  • В нашей литературе есть особый жанр фантастики.

    In our literature, there is a special genre of science fiction.

    'жанр' means 'genre' and refers to a category or type of literature.

  • Жан был очень рад встретиться со своими друзьями.

    Jean was very happy to meet with his friends.

    'Жан' is used as a proper noun to refer to a person's name.

  • Могу я попросить вас использовать другой жан своей аргументации?

    May I ask you to use a different tone in your argumentation?

    'жан' is used as a hypothetical noun, implying stylistic tone or approach.

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