Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey-tan]
- /peɪˈtɛ̃/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey-tan]
- /peɪˈtɛ̃/
Definitions of petain word
- noun petain Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44. 1
- noun petain Henri (Philippe) Omer (ɑ̃ri filip ɔmɛr). 1856–1951, French marshal, noted for his victory at Verdun (1916) in World War I and his leadership of the pro-Nazi government of unoccupied France at Vichy (1940–44); imprisoned for treason (1945) 0
- noun petain Henri Phiˈlippe (ɑ̃ʀi fiˈlip) ; änrē fēlēpˈ) 1856-1951; Fr. general: premier of Fr. government at Vichy (1940-44): convicted of treason (1945) 0
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Parts of speech for Petain
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petain popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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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