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dà jūn
Chinese · ancient
"great prince"
an old written compound meaning "great prince" or "great army"
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Stage 2 of 3
taikun
Japanese · 1850s-1860s
"great lord"
used as a title for the shogun when dealing with foreign powers
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Stage 3 of 3
tycoon
English · 1860s
"a powerful, wealthy leader"
brought back to the US by officials who dealt with Japan; applied to Lincoln, then business magnates
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