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- [big-hawrn]
- /ˈbɪgˌhɔrn/
- /ˈbɪgɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [big-hawrn]
- /ˈbɪgˌhɔrn/
Definitions of bighorn word
- noun bighorn a large wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, inhabiting mountainous regions in North America and NE Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. The male has massive curved horns, and the species is well adapted for climbing and leaping 3
- noun bighorn river in WC Wyo. flowing northward into the Yellowstone River in S Mont.: c. 450 mi (724 km) 3
- noun bighorn any of a number of sheep with large horns, esp. a large, wild, hairy species (Ovis canadensis) of the Rocky Mountains 3
- noun plural bighorn a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns. 1
- noun bighorn a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long. 1
- noun bighorn North American large-horned sheep 1
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Origin of bighorn
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1775-85; big1 + horn
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Parts of speech for Bighorn
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bighorn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% 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".
bighorn usage trend in Literature
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