noah's ark

Noah's Ark

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noh-uh]
- /ˈnoʊ ə/
- /ˈnoəz ɑːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noh-uh]
- /ˈnoʊ ə/

Definitions of noah's ark words

noun noah's ark the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9. 1
noun noah's ark a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rest.”. 1
noun noah's ark the ship which the Hebrew patriarch Noah built to save himself, his family, and specimens of each species of animal and bird 0

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Origin of noah's ark

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Noah's ark

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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noah's ark popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.