Transcription
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- [sahy-ruh n]
- /ˈsaɪ rən/
- /ˈsaɪə.rən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-ruh n]
- /ˈsaɪ rən/
Definitions of sirens word
- noun sirens Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing. 1
- noun sirens a seductively beautiful or charming woman, especially one who beguiles men: a siren of the silver screen. 1
- noun sirens an acoustical instrument for producing musical tones, consisting essentially of a disk pierced with holes arranged equidistantly in a circle, rotated over a jet or stream of compressed air, steam, or the like, so that the stream is alternately interrupted and allowed to pass. 1
- noun sirens an implement of this kind used as a whistle, fog signal, or warning device. 1
- noun sirens any of several aquatic, eellike salamanders of the family Sirenidae, having permanent external gills, small forelimbs, and no posterior limbs. 1
- adjective sirens of or like a siren. 1
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Origin of sirens
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English sereyn < Old French sereine < Late Latin Sīrēna, Latin Sīrēn < Greek Seirḗn
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Parts of speech for Sirens
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sirens popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
sirens usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sirens
noun sirens
- alarms — Plural form of alarm.
- alarums — Plural form of alarum.
- alerts — Plural form of alert.
- amazons — a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 miles (6280 km) long.
- battleaxes — Plural form of battleaxe.
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