Transcription
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- [kuhl-yuh n]
- /ˈkʌl yən/
- /kˈʌliən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhl-yuh n]
- /ˈkʌl yən/
Definitions of cullion word
- noun cullion a despicable person 3
- noun cullion a low, contemptible fellow 3
- noun cullion a base or vile fellow. 1
- noun cullion Testicle. 1
- noun cullion A vile person. 0
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Origin of cullion
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English culyon, coil(i)on < Anglo-French, Middle French coillon worthless fellow, literally, testicle < Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, accusative of *cōleō, for Latin cōleī (plural) testicles, scrotum
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Parts of speech for Cullion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cullion popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cullion usage trend in Literature
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