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- [lin]
- /lɪn/
- /ˈlɪn/
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- [lin]
- /lɪn/
Definitions of linn word
- noun linn a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream. 1
- noun linn a pool of water, especially at the foot of a waterfall. 1
- noun linn a steep ravine or precipice. 1
- noun linn A waterfall. 1
- noun linn a waterfall or a pool at the foot of it 0
- noun linn a ravine or precipice 0
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Origin of linn
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; conflation of Old English hlynn torrent (not recorded in ME), and Scots Gaelic linne, cognate with Irish linn, Welsh llyn
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Parts of speech for Linn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
linn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
linn usage trend in Literature
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