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- [keyn]
- /keɪn/
- /keɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [keyn]
- /keɪn/
Definitions of cain word
- noun cain (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent 3
- noun cain the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16) 3
- noun cain the oldest son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel: Gen. 4 3
- noun cain any murderer, esp. of a brother 3
- noun cain James M. 1892–1977, U.S. novelist. 1
- idioms cain raise Cain, Slang. become angry or violent: He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch. to behave in a boisterous manner; cause a disturbance: The students raised Cain while the teacher was out. 1
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Parts of speech for Cain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
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