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- [gib-uh nz]
- /ˈgɪb ənz/
- /ˈɡɪb.ən/
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- [gib-uh nz]
- /ˈgɪb ənz/
Definitions of gibbons word
- noun gibbons any small, slender, long-armed arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, of the East Indies and southern Asia: all gibbon species are reduced in number and some are very rare. 1
- noun gibbons Plural form of gibbon. 1
- noun gibbons Grinling. 1648–1721, English sculptor and woodcarver, noted for his delicate carvings of fruit, flowers, birds, etc 0
- noun gibbons Orlando. 1583–1625, English organist and composer, esp of anthems, motets, and madrigals 0
- noun gibbons Orlando1583-1625; Eng. organist & composer 0
- noun gibbons plural of gibbon. 0
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Origin of gibbons
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1760-70, name of uncertain origin used by Buffon
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Parts of speech for Gibbons
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gibbons popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gibbons
noun gibbons
- hominoid — Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.
- monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- man — Unix manual page
- anthropoid — resembling man
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