Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [puh-troon]
- /pəˈtrun/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [puh-troon]
- /pəˈtrun/
Definitions of patroon word
- noun patroon a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey. 1
- noun patroon (in the US) a Dutch land-holder in New Netherland and New York with manorial rights in the colonial era 0
- noun patroon a person who held a large estate with manorial rights under a grant from the Dutch government of New Netherland 0
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Origin of patroon
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Dutch < French < Latin patrōnus. See patron, -oon
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Parts of speech for Patroon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
patroon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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