black swan

black swan

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak swon]
- /blæk swɒn/
- /blæk swɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak swon]
- /blæk swɒn/

Definitions of black swan words

noun black swan a phenomenon that occurs even though it had been thought to be impossible 4
noun black swan a large Australian swan, Cygnus atratus, that has a black plumage and red bill 3
noun black swan an occurrence or phenomenon that comes as a surprise because it was not predicted or was hard to predict (often used attributively): a disastrous black-swan event that only appeared obvious in hindsight. 2
noun black swan an Australian swan, Cygnus atratus, having mostly black plumage and a red bill. 1
noun black swan An occurrence believed impossible or not to exist. 1
noun black swan An Australian swan whose feathers are black. 0

See all 7 definitions of black swan

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Parts of speech for Black swan

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adverb

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preposition

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black swan popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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