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- US Pronunciation
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- [sis-teen, -tin, -tahyn]
- /ˈsɪs tin, -tɪn, -taɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sis-teen, -tin, -tahyn]
- /ˈsɪs tin, -tɪn, -taɪn/
Definitions of sistine word
- adjective sistine of or relating to any pope named Sixtus. 1
- adjective sistine of or relating to the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others 0
- adjective sistine of or having to do with any pope named Sixtus 0
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Origin of sistine
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Italian Sistino, pertaining to Sisto man's name (< Latin Sextus (Medieval Latin Sixtus), special use of sextus sixth); see -ine1
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Parts of speech for Sistine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sistine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
sistine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sistine
- who painted the sistine chapel?
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- what is the sistine chapel?
- what is the overall theme of the sistine chapel paintings?
- how did michelangelo paint the sistine chapel?
- what does sistine mean?
- how did michelangelo paint the frescoes of the sistine chapel?
- when did michelangelo paint the sistine chapel?
- why did michelangelo paint the sistine chapel?
- how long did it take to paint the sistine chapel?
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