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sedan cha·ir

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sedan, sedan chairnoun

    a closed litter for one passenger

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  1. sedan chairnoun

    A small litter or palanquin, seating a single person, often borne on two poles and carried by two people.

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  1. sedan chair

    A sedan chair is a type of transport, consisting of a chair or enclosed frame carried by two horizontal poles, held by either two or four bearers. It was commonly used as a way of transportation, particularly by the wealthy and dignified, from Ancient Egypt and China to 17th-19th century Europe.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sedan chair in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sedan chair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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