cassone

cas·so·ne

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-soh-nee; Italian kahs-saw-ne]
- /kəˈsoʊ ni; Italian kɑsˈsɔ nɛ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-soh-nee; Italian kahs-saw-ne]
- /kəˈsoʊ ni; Italian kɑsˈsɔ nɛ/

Definitions of cassone word

noun cassone a highly-decorated, Italian dowry chest 3
noun plural cassone a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented. 1
noun cassone A highly-decorated traditional Italian dowry chest. 1

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Origin of cassone

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < Italian, equivalent to cass(a) box (see case2) + -one augmentative suffix

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Parts of speech for Cassone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cassone

cassone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cassone usage trend in Literature

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