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franklin

frank·lin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [frangk-lin]
    • /ˈfræŋk lɪn/
    • /ˈfræŋklɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frangk-lin]
    • /ˈfræŋk lɪn/

Definitions of franklin word

  • noun franklin Aretha [uh-ree-thuh] /əˈri θə/ (Show IPA), born 1942, U.S. singer. 1
  • noun franklin Benjamin, 1706–90, American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor. 1
  • noun franklin Sir John, 1786–1847, English Arctic explorer. 1
  • noun franklin John Hope, 1915–2009, U.S. historian and educator. 1
  • noun franklin a district in extreme N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, including the Boothia and Melville peninsulas, Baffin Island, and other Arctic islands. 549,253 sq. mi. (1,422,565 sq. km). 1
  • noun franklin a town in S Massachusetts. 1
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Origin of franklin

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English fra(u)nkelin < Anglo-French fraunclein, equivalent to fraunc free, frank1 + -lein -ling1; formed on the model of Old French chamberlain chamberlain

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franklin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".

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    a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.

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