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jordan

jor·dan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jawr-dn]
    • /ˈdʒɔr dn/
    • /ʤɔːdn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jawr-dn]
    • /ˈdʒɔr dn/

Definitions of jordan word

  • noun jordan Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician. 1
  • noun jordan David Starr [stahr] /stɑr/ (Show IPA), 1851–1931, U.S. biologist and educator. 1
  • noun jordan June, 1936–2002, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. 1
  • noun jordan Marie Ennemond Camille [ma-ree enuh-mawn ka-mee-yuh] /maˈri ɛnəˈmɔ̃ kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1838–1922, French mathematician. 1
  • noun jordan Michael Jeffrey ("Air Jordan"; "His Airness") born 1963, U.S. basketball player. 1
  • noun jordan Official name Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. a kingdom in SW Asia, consisting of the former Transjordan and a part of Palestine that, since 1967, has been occupied by Israel. 37,264 sq. mi. (96,514 sq. km). Capital: Amman. 1

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Origin of jordan

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English jurdan urinal, perhaps after Jordan, the river, by coarse jesting

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Parts of speech for Jordan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jordan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jordan usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jordan

noun jordan

  • bedpan — A bedpan is a shallow bowl shaped like a toilet seat, which is used instead of a toilet by people who are too ill to get out of bed.
  • chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
  • jerry — of inferior materials or workmanship.
  • pisspot — a chamber pot.
  • potty — Chiefly British Informal. slightly insane; eccentric.

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