Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Dylan, Bob Originally Robert Allen Zimmerman. Born 1941. American musician who drew on blues, country and western, and folk music to create distinctive protest music in the 1960s. His song "Blowin' in the Wind” became an anthem of the civil rights movement.
Wiktionary
- n. A male given name.
WordNet 3.0
- n. United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
- n. Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
Etymologies
- From Welsh mythology; possibly Celtic "of the sea". (Wiktionary)
Examples
“(Soundbite of song, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing") Mr. DYLAN: (Singing) … joyful, all ye nations rise … INSKEEP: Dylan is known for an encyclopedic knowledge of American music.”
“(Search "dylan 1980" at YouTube for all 16 clips) (The guy who put these up has a ton of Dylan.)”
“JENNIFER INWOOD, DYLAN ` S COUSIN: We feel very strongly that Dylan, (INAUDIBLE) their deaths will mean something.”
“JENNIFER INWOOD, DYLAN ` S COUSIN: We feel very strongly that Dylan and Slade and Brenda and Mark, their deaths will mean something.”
“Bob Dylan is a well known singer to everyone over 30 or so, and many younger people.”
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“The next morning they went to the pediatrician, who heard something suspicious in Dylan's lungs and ordered him hospitalized.”
“Today, they form the basis of the 47-track, two-disc "The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964," the ninth volume in Dylan's long-running "Bootleg Series.”
The Washington Post: Bob Dylan's 'Witmark Demos' showcases his early days in the studio
“Most of the pieces are sequential — not really surprising, as Dylan is a master storyteller himself.”
“It was POURING outside and I went to get Dylan from the bus stop to spare him the soggy walk home.”
“Dylan is increasing the folsky feel of his song by playing a bit with the verb tenses.”
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We Didn't Start the Fire
No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it...
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