fairy stone

fair·y stone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fair-ee stohn]
- /ˈfɛər i stoʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fair-ee stohn]
- /ˈfɛər i stoʊn/

Definitions of fairy stone words

noun fairy stone a fossil or other oddly shaped stone or crystal. 1
noun fairy stone a stone arrowhead. 1
noun fairy stone a megalith or other stone monument of ancient origin. 1
noun fairy stone An echinite. 0

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Origin of fairy stone

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Fairy stone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fairy stone

fairy stone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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.

fairy stone usage trend in Literature

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