gusan

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noun

A creative and performing artist — singer, instrumentalist, dancer, storyteller, and professional folk actor in public theaters of Parthia and ancient and medieval Armenia.

OriginArmenian գուսան →
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Meanings

noungusan (plural gusans)

plural gusans · alternative gousan · alternative gosan

  1. A creative and performing artist — singer, instrumentalist, dancer, storyteller, and professional folk actor in public theaters of Parthia and ancient and medieval Armenia.

Origin

  1. Armenianգուսան
  2. Armenianգուսան
  3. Englishgusan

Learned borrowing from Armenian գուսան (gusan), a learned borrowing from Old Armenian գուսան (gusan), borrowed from Parthian 𐫃𐫇𐫘𐫀𐫗 (gōsān).

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Translations

Persian گوسان
  • گوسان (gôsân)artist
Russian гуса́н, госа́н
  • гуса́н (gusán)artist
  • госа́н (gosán)artist

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

angusGansusaungsungasugansanguSagunGanus
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APA

gusan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusan

MLA

“gusan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gusan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusan.

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