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- [loun]
- /laʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loun]
- /laʊn/
Definitions of lown word
- abbreviation LOWN loon2 . 1
- noun lown (Scotland) peaceful, calm. 1
- verb lown to become calm 0
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Origin of lown
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (Scots) lownen (v.), later lowne (adj.) < Old Norse logn calm (noun), lugna to calm
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Parts of speech for Lown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lown popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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