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gowan

gow·an
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gou-uh n]
    • /ˈgaʊ ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gou-uh n]
    • /ˈgaʊ ən/

Definitions of gowan word

  • noun gowan any of various yellow or white field flowers, especially the English daisy. 1
  • noun gowan A wild white or yellow flower, especially a daisy. 1
  • noun gowan any of various yellow or white flowers growing in fields, esp the common daisy 0
  • noun gowan any yellow or white field flower; esp., the English daisy 0

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Origin of gowan

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; earlier gollan < Old Norse gollinn golden

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Parts of speech for Gowan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gowan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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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