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- [luh-goon]
- /ləˈgun/
- /ləˈɡuːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luh-goon]
- /ləˈgun/
Definitions of lagoon word
- noun lagoon an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna. 1
- noun lagoon Also, lagune. any small, pondlike body of water, especially one connected with a larger body of water. 1
- noun lagoon an artificial pool for storage and treatment of polluted or excessively hot sewage, industrial waste, etc. 1
- noun lagoon A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef. 1
- noun lagoon salt pond 1
- countable noun lagoon A lagoon is an area of calm sea water that is separated from the ocean by a line of rock or sand. 0
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Origin of lagoon
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; earlier laguna (singular), lagune (plural) < Italian < Latin lacūna (singular), lacūnae (plural) ditch, pool, akin to lacus basin, lake1; see lacuna
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Parts of speech for Lagoon
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lagoon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
lagoon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lagoon
noun lagoon
- pond — a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pool — Also called pocket billiards. any of various games played on a pool table with a cue ball and 15 other balls that are usually numbered, in which the object is to drive all the balls into the pockets with the cue ball.
- bayou — A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy area of water in the southern United States, especially Louisiana.
- marsh — Dame (Edith) Ngaio [nahy-oh] /ˈnaɪ oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.
- gulf — a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
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