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- [gon-fuh-luh n]
- /ˈgɒn fə lən/
- /ˈgɔnfələn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gon-fuh-luh n]
- /ˈgɒn fə lən/
Definitions of gonfalon word
- noun gonfalon a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails. 1
- noun gonfalon a standard, especially one used by the medieval Italian republics. 1
- noun gonfalon A banner or pennant, especially one with streamers, hung from a crossbar. 1
- noun gonfalon a banner hanging from a crossbar, used esp by certain medieval Italian republics or in ecclesiastical processions 0
- noun gonfalon a battle flag suspended crosswise on a staff, usually having a serrated edge to give the appearance of streamers 0
- noun gonfalon a flag hanging from a crosspiece instead of an upright staff, usually ending in streamers; esp., such a standard of any of the medieval republics of Italy 0
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Origin of gonfalon
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Italian gonfalone < Middle French gonfalon, gonfanon < Germanic; see gonfanon
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Parts of speech for Gonfalon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gonfalon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.
gonfalon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gonfalon
noun gonfalon
- headline — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- streamer — something that streams: streamers of flame.
- pennant — a long, tapering flag or burgee of distinctive form and special significance, borne on naval or other vessels and used in signaling or for identification.
- pennon — a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
- colors — the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
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