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- [pen-drag-uh n]
- /pɛnˈdræg ən/
- /pˈendraɡən/
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- [pen-drag-uh n]
- /pɛnˈdræg ən/
Definitions of pendragon word
- noun pendragon either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther. 1
- noun pendragon a supreme war chief or leader of the ancient Britons 0
- noun pendragon supreme chief or leader 0
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Origin of pendragon
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
1470-80; < Medieval Latin (Geoffrey of Monmouth) Uthyrpendragun Uther Pendragon, taken as Medieval Welsh pen(n) head + *dragun < Late Latin dracōnēs, plural of dracō military standard, Latin: serpent, dragon (hence, chief or head standard), though the compound is unattested in Welsh sources outside of translations of Geoffrey of Monmouth
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Parts of speech for Pendragon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pendragon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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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