cotton gin

cot·ton gin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kot-n jin]
- /ˈkɒt n dʒɪn/
- /ˈkɒtn dʒɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kot-n jin]
- /ˈkɒt n dʒɪn/

Definitions of cotton gin words

noun cotton gin a machine used for separating seeds from raw cotton 3
noun cotton gin a machine for separating cotton fibers from the seeds 3
noun cotton gin a machine for separating the fibers of cotton from the seeds. 1
noun cotton gin machine: separates cotton 1
noun cotton gin A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc. 0

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Origin of cotton gin

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Cotton gin

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cotton gin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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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