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- [jeen or for 1, British formerly jeyn]
- /dʒin or for 1, British formerly dʒeɪn/
- /ʤiːn/
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- [jeen or for 1, British formerly jeyn]
- /dʒin or for 1, British formerly dʒeɪn/
Definitions of jean word
- noun jean born 1921, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000. 1
- noun jean a male given name, form of John. 1
- noun jean a female given name. 1
- noun jean Heavy twilled cotton cloth, especially denim. 1
- noun jean made of denim 1
- noun plural jean denim trousers 1
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Origin of jean
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; short for jean fustian, earlier Gene(s) fustian Genoese or Genoa fustian
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Parts of speech for Jean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jean popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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".
jean usage trend in Literature
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- how old is jean claude van damme?