pavonine

pav·o·nine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pav-uh-nahyn, -nin]
- /ˈpæv əˌnaɪn, -nɪn/
- /ˈpæ.və.naɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pav-uh-nahyn, -nin]
- /ˈpæv əˌnaɪn, -nɪn/

Definitions of pavonine word

adjective pavonine of or like a peacock. 1
adjective pavonine resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring. 1
adjective pavonine of or resembling a peacock or the colours, design, or iridescence of a peacock's tail 0
adjective pavonine of or resembling a peacock 0
adjective pavonine iridescent, as a peacock's tail 0

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Origin of pavonine

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Latin pāvōnīnus, derivative of pāvō (stem pāvōn-) peacock; see -ine1

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Parts of speech for Pavonine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pavonine

pavonine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% 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.

pavonine usage trend in Literature

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