dizain

di·zain

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-zeyn; French dee-zan]
- /dɪˈzeɪn; French diˈzɛ̃/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-zeyn; French dee-zan]
- /dɪˈzeɪn; French diˈzɛ̃/

Definitions of dizain word

noun dizain a French poem or stanza of ten lines, employing eight or ten syllables to the line and having a specific rhyming pattern, as ababbccdcd. 1
noun dizain a ten-line poem 0
noun dizain decastich. 0

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Origin of dizain

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

1565-75; < French; Old French dezen, dizain, tenth, tenth part, equivalent to dix ten (< Latin decem) + -ain (probably < Latin -ānum -an, replacing L distributive suffix -ēnum)

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Parts of speech for Dizain

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dizain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

dizain usage trend in Literature

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