hiberno-saxon

Hi·ber·no-Sax·on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-bur-noh-sak-suh n]
- /haɪˈbɜr noʊˈsæk sən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-bur-noh-sak-suh n]
- /haɪˈbɜr noʊˈsæk sən/

Definitions of hiberno-saxon word

adjective hiberno-saxon having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish. 1
adjective hiberno-saxon pertaining to or designating the style of art, especially of manuscript illumination, developed principally during the 7th and 8th centuries a.d. in the monastic scriptoria founded by Irish missionaries, characterized chiefly by the use of zoomorphic forms elaborated in interlaced patterns and often set within a symmetrically balanced framework of geometric shapes; Anglo-Irish. 1

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Origin of hiberno-saxon

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40; Hiberno- combining form of Hibernian

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Parts of speech for Hiberno-saxon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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hiberno-saxon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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