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- [fi-nish-uh n, -nee-shuh n]
- /fɪˈnɪʃ ən, -ˈni ʃən/
- /fɪˈnɪʃɪən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fi-nish-uh n, -nee-shuh n]
- /fɪˈnɪʃ ən, -ˈni ʃən/
Definitions of phoenician word
- noun phoenician a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia. 1
- noun phoenician the extinct Semitic language of the Phoenicians. 1
- adjective phoenician of or relating to Phoenicia, its people, or their language. 1
- adjective phoenician noting or pertaining to the script used for the writing of Phoenician from the 11th century b.c. or earlier and from which were derived the Greek, Roman, and all other Western alphabets. 1
- noun phoenician a member of an ancient Semitic people of NW Syria who dominated the trade of the ancient world in the first millennium bc and founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean 0
- noun phoenician the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family 0
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Origin of phoenician
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at Phoenicia, -an
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Phoenician
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phoenician popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phoenician usage trend in Literature
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