interclan

clan

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klan]
- /klæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klan]
- /klæn/

Definitions of interclan word

noun interclan a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan. 1
noun interclan a group of people of common descent; family: Our whole clan got together for Thanksgiving. 1
noun interclan a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest: a clan of actors and directors. 1
noun interclan Anthropology. the principal social unit of tribal organization, in which descent is reckoned exclusively in either the paternal or the maternal line. a group of people regarded as being descended from a common ancestor. 1
adjective interclan occurring between two or more clans 0

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Origin of interclan

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English (Scots) < Scots Gaelic clann < Old Irish cland offspring < Latin planta scion, plant, perhaps directly < British Celtic; compare Welsh plant children

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Parts of speech for Interclan

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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interclan popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

interclan usage trend in Literature

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