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phaeton

pha·e·ton
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fey-i-tn or, esp. British, feyt-n]
    • /ˈfeɪ ɪ tn or, esp. British, ˈfeɪt n/
    • /ˈfeɪt.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fey-i-tn or, esp. British, feyt-n]
    • /ˈfeɪ ɪ tn or, esp. British, ˈfeɪt n/

Definitions of phaeton word

  • noun phaeton any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century. 1
  • noun phaeton a vintage automobile of the touring-car type. 1
  • noun phaeton horse-drawn carriage 1
  • noun phaeton a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats 0
  • noun phaeton a light, four-wheeled carriage of the 19th cent. drawn by one or two horses, with front and back seats and, usually, a folding top for the front 0
  • noun phaeton an early type of gasoline automobile somewhat resembling such a carriage; also, later, a touring car 0

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Origin of phaeton

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; special use of Latin Phaetōn, variant of Phaethōn Phaethon

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Parts of speech for Phaeton

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phaeton 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.
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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