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- [bee-kuh n]
- /ˈbi kən/
- /ˈbiː.kən/
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- [bee-kuh n]
- /ˈbi kən/
Definitions of beacons word
- noun beacons a city in SE New York. 1
- verb with object beacons to serve as a beacon to; warn or guide. 1
- verb with object beacons to furnish or mark with beacons: a ship assigned to beacon the shoals. 1
- verb without object beacons to serve or shine as a beacon: A steady light beaconed from the shore. 1
- noun beacons Plural form of beacon. 1
- noun beacons plural of beacon. 0
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Origin of beacons
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen sign, signal; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan
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Parts of speech for Beacons
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beacons popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".
beacons usage trend in Literature
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