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roan

roan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rohn]
    • /roʊn/
    • /rəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rohn]
    • /roʊn/

Definitions of roan word

  • adjective roan (chiefly of horses) of the color sorrel, chestnut, or bay, sprinkled with gray or white. 1
  • adjective roan prepared from leather of this color. 1
  • noun roan a horse or other animal with a roan coat. 1
  • noun roan a roan color. 1
  • noun roan a soft, flexible sheepskin leather, used in bookbinding, often made to imitate morocco. 1
  • noun roan horse: brown colouring 1

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Origin of roan

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Middle French < Old Spanish roano < Germanic; compare Gothic rauths red

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Roan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

roan popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".

roan usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for roan

noun roan

  • equine — Of, relating to, or affecting horses or other members of the horse family.

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