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flower-de-luce

flow·er-de-luce
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flou-er duh loos]
    • /ˈflaʊ ər də lus/
    • /ˈflaʊə(r) də ˈluːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flou-er duh loos]
    • /ˈflaʊ ər də lus/

Definition of flower-de-luce word

  • noun flower-de-luce the iris flower or plant. 1

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Origin of flower-de-luce

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; Anglicization of French fleur de lis

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Parts of speech for Flower-de-luce

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flower-de-luce popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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