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corning

Cor·ning
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-ning]
    • /ˈkɔr nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-ning]
    • /ˈkɔr nɪŋ/

Definitions of corning word

  • noun corning Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears. 1
  • noun corning the grain, seeds, or kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder. 1
  • noun corning the ears of this plant. 1
  • noun corning the edible seed of certain other cereal plants, especially wheat in England and oats in Scotland. 1
  • noun corning the plants themselves. 1
  • noun corning sweet corn. 1

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Origin of corning

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch koren, Old Norse korn, German Korn, Gothic kaúrn; akin to Latin grānum grain, Russian zernó

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Parts of speech for Corning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

corning popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".

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