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- [ang-gon]
- /ˈæŋ gɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ang-gon]
- /ˈæŋ gɒn/
Definitions of angon word
- noun angon a spear having a long, narrow iron shaft and a small, usually barbed tip, associated mainly with Frankish and Saxon grave finds of the 5th through 8th centuries a.d. 1
- noun angon a type of javelin with a barbed tip used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages. 0
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Origin of angon
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Late Greek ángōn < Germanic; compare Old High German ango prong, tip, hook, Old English anga, Old Norse angi; akin to angle2
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Parts of speech for Angon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
angon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.