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- [kairn]
- /kɛərn/
- /keən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kairn]
- /kɛərn/
Definitions of cairn word
- countable noun cairn A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone. 3
- noun cairn a mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker 3
- noun cairn a small rough-haired breed of terrier originally from Scotland 3
- noun cairn a conical heap of stones built as a monument or landmark 3
- noun cairn a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc. 1
- noun cairn A mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically on a hilltop or skyline. 1
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Origin of cairn
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; earlier carn < Scots Gaelic: pile of stones; perhaps akin to horn
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Parts of speech for Cairn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cairn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
cairn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cairn
noun cairn
- ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
- tombstone — a stone marker, usually inscribed, on a tomb or grave.
- statue — a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- remembrance — a retained mental impression; memory.
- headstone — a stone marker set at the head of a grave; gravestone.
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