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simple simon

sim·ple Si·mon
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sim-puh l sahy-muh n]
    • /ˈsɪm pəl ˈsaɪ mən/
    • /ˈsɪmpl ˈsaɪmən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sim-puh l sahy-muh n]
    • /ˈsɪm pəl ˈsaɪ mən/

Definitions of simple simon words

  • noun simple simon a simpleton. 1
  • noun simple simon a foolish man or boy; simpleton 0
  • noun simple simon a foolish character in a nursery rhyme 0
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Origin of simple simon

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; after the nursery rhyme character

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Parts of speech for Simple simon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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simple simon popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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