shannon

Shan·non

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shan-uh n]
- /ˈʃæn ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shan-uh n]
- /ˈʃæn ən/

Definitions of shannon word

noun shannon Claude Elwood [el-woo d] /ˈɛlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, U.S. applied mathematician: early developer of information theory. 1
noun shannon a river flowing SW from N Ireland to the Atlantic: the principal river of Ireland. 240 miles (386 km) long. 1
noun shannon international airport in W Ireland, near Limerick. 1
noun shannon a female given name. 1
noun shannon a river in the Republic of Ireland, rising in NW Co Cavan and flowing south to the Atlantic by an estuary 113 km (70 miles) long: the longest river in the Republic of Ireland. Length: 260 km (161 miles) 0
noun shannon Claude (Elwood). 1916–2000, US mathematician, who first developed information theory 0

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shannon 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".

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