Dylan

[ dil-uhn ]

noun

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

Dylan

/ ˈdɪlən /

noun

1. DylanBob1941MUSMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriter 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)

Derived Forms

• ˌDylanˈesque, adjective

Example Sentences

Junior point guard Dylan Andrews, who missed the last two games because of a groin injury, practiced Tuesday and is considered questionable for the game against Idaho State.

From Los Angeles Times

It would take one last defensive stop for the Trojans to finally put Nebraska away, as Greedy Vance Jr. intercepted a pass from Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola as time expired.

From Los Angeles Times

The fact that he’ll duel with Nebraska freshman Dylan Raiola, another quarterback of Polynesian descent, only adds to the special moment.

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Junior point guard Dylan Andrews, who sat out the Bruins’ victory over Boston University on Monday with a groin injury, remained sidelined for the portion of practice reporters were allowed to observe Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” the story of Bob Dylan going electric, will finally be unveiled next week, the last of the year’s contenders to land.

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