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fanion

fan·ion
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fan-yuh n]
    • /ˈfæn yən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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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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