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- [bey-kuh n]
- /ˈbeɪ kən/
- /ˈbeɪ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bey-kuh n]
- /ˈbeɪ kən/
Definitions of bacon word
- uncountable noun bacon Bacon is salted or smoked meat which comes from the back or sides of a pig. 3
- noun bacon meat from the back and sides of a pig, dried, salted, and usually smoked 3
- noun bacon Francis, Baron Verulam, Viscount St Albans. 1561–1626, English philosopher, statesman, and essayist; described the inductive method of reasoning: his works include Essays (1625), The Advancement of Learning (1605), and Novum Organum (1620) 3
- noun bacon Francis. 1909–92, British painter, born in Dublin, noted for his distorted, richly coloured human figures, dogs, and carcasses 3
- noun bacon Roger. ?1214–92, English Franciscan monk, scholar, and scientist: stressed the importance of experiment, demonstrated that air is required for combustion, and first used lenses to correct vision. His Opus Majus (1266) is a compendium of all the sciences of his age 3
- noun bacon FrancisBaron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans 1561-1626; Eng. philosopher, essayist, & statesman 3
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Origin of bacon
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English bacoun < Anglo-French; Old French bacon < Germanic *bakōn- (Old High German bacho back, ham, bacon) derivative of *baka- back1; compare Middle Dutch bake bacon
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Parts of speech for Bacon
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conjunction
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bacon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bacon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bacon
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