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- [tuhn-ee]
- /ˈtʌn i/
- /ˈtʌnɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhn-ee]
- /ˈtʌn i/
Definitions of tunny word
- abbreviation TUNNY tuna1 . 1
- noun tunny tuna fish 1
- noun tunny tuna1 (sense 1) 0
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Origin of tunny
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; by apocope < Medieval Latin tunnīna false tunny, noun use of feminine of tunnīnus like a tunny, equivalent to tunn(us) tunny (variant of Latin thynnus < Greek thýnnos) + -īnus -ine1
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Parts of speech for Tunny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tunny popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tunny usage trend in Literature
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- what is a tunny?
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