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- [stur-juh n]
- /ˈstɜr dʒən/
- /ˈstɜː.dʒən/
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- [stur-juh n]
- /ˈstɜr dʒən/
Definitions of sturgeon word
- noun plural sturgeon any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered. 1
- noun sturgeon Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer. 1
- noun sturgeon marine fish 1
- variable noun sturgeon A sturgeon is a large fish which lives in northern parts of the world. Sturgeon are usually caught for their eggs, which are known as caviar. 0
- noun sturgeon any primitive bony fish of the family Acipenseridae, of temperate waters of the N hemisphere, having an elongated snout and rows of spines along the body: valued as a source of caviar and isinglass 0
- noun sturgeon Nicola (Ferguson). born 1970, Scottish Nationalist politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament from 2014 0
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Origin of sturgeon
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French esturgeon < Germanic; compare Old English styria, Old High German sturio (German Stör), Old Norse styrja
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Parts of speech for Sturgeon
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sturgeon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
sturgeon usage trend in Literature
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