Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [geen]
- /gin/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [geen]
- /gin/
Definitions of gean word
- noun gean heart cherry. 1
- noun gean (now dialectal) A wild cherry, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia. 1
- noun gean a white-flowered rosaceous tree, Prunus avium, of Europe, W Asia, and N Africa, the ancestor of the cultivated sweet cherries 0
- noun gean (now dialectal) A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit. 0
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Origin of gean
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35, gean is from the Middle French word guigne, of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gean popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.