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Meaning:
abbreviation:
- '''F'''ile '''A'''rea '''N'''etwork.
- '''F'''ree '''A'''mino '''N'''itrogen, in brewing, amino acids available for yeast metabolism
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Noun:
- A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone; an admirer.
- An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
- Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock?s tail.
- rfv-sense Hong Kong a traditional unit of length, legally defined in Hong Kong as 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek) or 0.00371475 metres
[http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/0/4ed2ff0cf02f2fd9c82564760077af3c?OpenDocument]
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Verb:
- intransitive (''usually'' '''to fan out''') To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- transitive To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
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