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- [sahy-uh n]
- /ˈsaɪ ən/
- /ˈsaɪ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-uh n]
- /ˈsaɪ ən/
Definitions of scion word
- noun scion a descendant. 1
- noun scion Also, cion. a shoot or twig, especially one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting. 1
- noun scion plant: shoot 1
- noun scion person: progeny, child 1
- countable noun scion A scion of a rich or famous family is one of its younger or more recent members. 0
- noun scion a descendant, heir, or young member of a family 0
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Origin of scion
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; ME shoot, twig < Old French cion < Frankish *kī- (compare Old English cīnan, Old Saxon kīnan, Old High German chīnan to sprout, Old English cīth, Old Saxon kīth sprout) + Old French -on noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Scion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
scion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scion
noun scion
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- branchlet — a small branch
- descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
- devisee — a person to whom property, esp realty, is devised by will
- gitim — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
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