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- [kaw-fin, kof-in]
- /ˈkɔ fɪn, ˈkɒf ɪn/
- /ˈkɒf.ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kaw-fin, kof-in]
- /ˈkɔ fɪn, ˈkɒf ɪn/
Definitions of coffin word
- countable noun coffin A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated. 3
- noun coffin a box in which a corpse is buried or cremated 3
- noun coffin the part of a horse's foot that contains the coffin bone 3
- verb coffin to place in or as in a coffin 3
- noun coffin the case or box in which a dead body is buried 3
- noun coffin the horny part of a horse's hoof 3
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Origin of coffin
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English cofin < Old North French < Latin cophinus < Greek kóphinos a kind of basket
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Parts of speech for Coffin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coffin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
coffin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coffin
noun coffin
- crate — A crate is a large box used for transporting or storing things.
- casket — A casket is a small box in which you keep valuable things.
- pall — a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- catafalque — a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
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