Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahy-toon]
- /kaɪˈtun/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahy-toon]
- /kaɪˈtun/
Definition of kytoon word
- noun kytoon a captive balloon, combining the features of a balloon and a kite, used to maintain meteorological instruments at a fixed height. 1
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Origin of kytoon
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50 variant spelling of kite1 (in the sense “a light frame flown at the end of a string”) + (ball)oon
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Parts of speech for Kytoon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kytoon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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".
kytoon usage trend in Literature
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