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- US Pronunciation
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- [pen-uh]
- /ˈpɛn ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pen-uh]
- /ˈpɛn ə/
Definitions of penna word
- noun plural penna a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc. 1
- noun penna any large feather that has a vane and forms part of the main plumage of a bird 0
- noun penna a contour feather 0
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penna popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for penna
noun penna
- calamus — any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes
- contour feather — any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- feather — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
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