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- [jos]
- /dʒɒs/
- /ʤɔs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jos]
- /dʒɒs/
Definitions of joss word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of JOSS JOHNNIAC Open Shop System 3
- noun joss a foreman or boss. 1
- noun joss A Chinese religious statue or idol. 1
- noun Definition of joss in Technology (language) (JOSS) An early, simple, interactive calculator language developed by Charles L. Baker at Rand in 1964. There were two versions: JOSS I and JOSS II. 1
- noun joss a Chinese deity worshipped in the form of an idol 0
- noun joss a figure of a Chinese god; Chinese idol 0
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Origin of joss
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < Chinese Pidgin English < Portuguese deos < Latin deus god
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Joss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
joss popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
joss usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with joss
- joss stone tell me what we re gonna do now?
- how old is joss stone?
- what is joss and main?
- who is joss whedon?
- what happened to joss stone?
- who is joss stone?
- how does joss and main work?
- where is joss stone today?
- what is joss stick?
- who is joss stone married to?
- how tall is joss stone?
- what are joss sticks?
- tell me what we re gonna do now joss stone?
- where does joss whedon live?
- where is joss stone now?