Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fan-yuh n]
- /ˈfæn yən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fan-yuh n]
- /ˈfæn yən/
Definitions of fanion word
- noun fanion a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker. 1
- noun fanion a small flag used by surveyors to mark stations 0
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Origin of fanion
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < French, diminutive of fanon fanon
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fanion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fanion popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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.
fanion usage trend in Literature
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