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nicene

Ni·cene
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy-seen, nahy-seen]
    • /naɪˈsin, ˈnaɪ sin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy-seen, nahy-seen]
    • /naɪˈsin, ˈnaɪ sin/

Definitions of nicene word

  • adjective nicene of or relating to Nicaea. 1
  • adjective nicene of or relating to Nicaea, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, or its inhabitants 0
  • adjective nicene of Nicaea 0

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Origin of nicene

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin Nīcēnus, variant of Nīcaenus < Greek Nīkaîos (Nī́kai(a) Nicaea + -os adj. suffix), with -n- from Latin adj. suffix -ānus -an

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Parts of speech for Nicene

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nicene popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

nicene usage trend in Literature

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