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coven

cov·en
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhv-uh n, koh-vuh n]
    • /ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vən/
    • /ˈkʌv.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhv-uh n, koh-vuh n]
    • /ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vən/

Definitions of coven word

  • countable noun coven A coven is a group of witches. 3
  • noun coven a meeting of witches 3
  • noun coven a company of 13 witches 3
  • noun coven a gathering or meeting, esp. of witches 3
  • noun coven an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen. 1
  • noun coven A group or gathering of witches who meet regularly. 1

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Origin of coven

First appearance:

before 1500
One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10 for sense “assembly”; 1655-65 for current sense; variant of obsolete covent assembly, religious group, convent

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Coven

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coven popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".

coven usage trend in Literature

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