Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kah-luh nt]
- /ˈkɑ lənt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kah-luh nt]
- /ˈkɑ lənt/
Definitions of callant word
- noun callant a youth; lad 3
- noun callant a young fellow; boy; lad 3
- noun callant a lad; boy. 1
- noun callant (Scotland) lad, boy. 1
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Origin of callant
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20; < Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer < Old North French caland customer
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Parts of speech for Callant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
callant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
callant usage trend in Literature
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