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- [fon-doo, -dyoo, fon-doo, -dyoo for 1; French fawn-dy for 1, 2]
- /fɒnˈdu, -ˈdyu, ˈfɒn du, -dyu for 1; French fɔ̃ˈdü for 1, 2 /
- /fˈɒnduː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fon-doo, -dyoo, fon-doo, -dyoo for 1; French fawn-dy for 1, 2]
- /fɒnˈdu, -ˈdyu, ˈfɒn du, -dyu for 1; French fɔ̃ˈdü for 1, 2 /
Definitions of fondu word
- adjective fondu fondue (def 4). 1
- noun plural fondu Ballet. a slow bending of the supporting leg. 1
- noun fondu (of a position) involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg. 1
- noun fondu a ballet movement in which the dancer lowers the body by bending the leg(s) 0
- noun fondu In printing, the graded shift from one color into another. 0
- noun fondu Alternative spelling of fondue. 0
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Origin of fondu
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < French, past participle of fondre to melt, found3
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Parts of speech for Fondu
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fondu popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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