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- [ren]
- /rɛn/
- /ren/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ren]
- /rɛn/
Definitions of wren word
- noun wren Sir Christopher, 1632–1723, English architect. 1
- noun wren Percival Christopher, 1885–1941, English novelist. 1
- noun wren A small short-winged songbird found chiefly in the New World. 1
- noun wren small bird 1
- countable noun wren A wren is a very small brown bird. There are several kinds of wren. 0
- noun wren any small brown passerine songbird of the chiefly American family Troglodytidae, esp Troglodytes troglodytes (wren in Britain, winter wren in the US and Canada). They have a slender bill and feed on insects 0
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Origin of wren
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wrenn(e), Old English wrenna, obscurely akin to Old High German wrendilo, Old Norse rindill
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Parts of speech for Wren
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wren popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
wren usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wren
noun wren
- canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
- lark — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- oscine — of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
- pipit — any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
- serin — a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
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