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chellean

Chel·le·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shel-ee-uh n]
    • /ˈʃɛl i ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shel-ee-uh n]
    • /ˈʃɛl i ən/

Definitions of chellean word

  • adjective chellean Abbevillian 3
  • adjective chellean Abbevillian. 1

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Origin of chellean

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; see -an

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Parts of speech for Chellean

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chellean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

chellean usage trend in Literature

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