clanless

clan

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klan]
- /klæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klan]
- /klæn/

Definitions of clanless word

noun clanless a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan. 1
noun clanless a group of people of common descent; family: Our whole clan got together for Thanksgiving. 1
noun clanless a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest: a clan of actors and directors. 1
noun clanless Anthropology. the principal social unit of tribal organization, in which descent is reckoned exclusively in either the paternal or the maternal line. a group of people regarded as being descended from a common ancestor. 1
adjective clanless Without a clan. 0

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Origin of clanless

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English (Scots) < Scots Gaelic clann < Old Irish cland offspring < Latin planta scion, plant, perhaps directly < British Celtic; compare Welsh plant children

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Parts of speech for Clanless

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Clanless

clanless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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