joan of arc

Joan of arc

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [john uhv, ov ahrk]
- /dʒoʊn ʌv, ɒv ɑrk/
- /ʤəʊn əv ɑːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [john uhv, ov ahrk]
- /dʒoʊn ʌv, ɒv ɑrk/

Definitions of joan of arc words

noun joan of arc Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans. 1
noun joan of arc Saint known as the Maid of Orléans; French name Jeanne d'Arc. ?1412–31, French national heroine, who led the army that relieved Orléans in the Hundred Years' War, enabling Charles VII to be crowned at Reims (1429). After being captured (1430), she was burnt at the stake as a heretic. She was canonized in 1920. Feast day: May 30 0
noun joan of arc (Fr. name Jeanne d'Arc) 1412-31; Fr. heroine: defeated the English at Orléans (1429): burned at the stake for witchcraft 0

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joan of arc 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 about 74% 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.

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