christ's-thorn

Christ's-thorn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krahysts-thawrn]
- /ˈkraɪstsˌθɔrn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krahysts-thawrn]
- /ˈkraɪstsˌθɔrn/

Definition of christ's-thorn word

noun christ's-thorn any of certain Old World thorny shrubs or small trees supposed to have been used for Christ's crown of thorns, as the Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi, or the jujube, Ziziphus jujuba. 1

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Origin of christ's-thorn

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

1555-65; translation of Latin spīna Chrīstī

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christ's-thorn popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% 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.

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