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- [kurn]
- /kɜrn/
- /kɜːn/
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- [kurn]
- /kɜrn/
Definitions of kern word
- noun kern Jerome (David) 1885–1945, U.S. composer. 1
- noun kern a river in E California, in the Sierra Nevada, flowing S and SW to San Joaquin Valley. 155 miles (249 km) long. 1
- verb with object kern to cause to granulate, especially to granulate salt. 1
- verb with object kern to cover with crystalline grains of salt; salt (meat). 1
- verb without object kern (of a tree or plant) to produce or form kernels, hard grain, or seed. 1
- noun kern Adjust the spacing between (letters or characters) in a piece of text to be printed. 1
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Origin of kern
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < French carne corner of type ≪ Latin cardin- (stem of cardō) hinge
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kern 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".
kern usage trend in Literature
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