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- [flem-ing]
- /ˈflɛm ɪŋ/
- /ˈflemɪŋ/
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- [flem-ing]
- /ˈflɛm ɪŋ/
Definitions of fleming word
- noun fleming Sir Alexander, 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist and physician: discoverer of penicillin 1928; Nobel Prize in Medicine 1945. 1
- noun fleming Ian (Lancaster) 1908–64, British writer of suspense novels. 1
- noun fleming Peggy (Gale) born 1948, U.S. figure skater. 1
- noun fleming person from Flemish Belgium 1
- noun fleming a native or inhabitant of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian 0
- noun fleming Sir Alexander. 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist: discovered lysozyme (1922) and penicillin (1928): shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1945 0
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Origin of fleming
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch Vlaeminc, equivalent to Vlaem- (see Flemish) + -ing -ing3; late Old English Flæming perhaps < Old Frisian
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Parts of speech for Fleming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fleming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fleming usage trend in Literature
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