Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sah-win]
- /ˈsɑ wɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sah-win]
- /ˈsɑ wɪn/
Definition of samain word
- noun samain a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter. 1
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Origin of samain
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Irish; Old Irish samain
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Parts of speech for Samain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
samain popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
samain usage trend in Literature
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