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- [uh-doun]
- /əˈdaʊn/
- /ədˈaʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-doun]
- /əˈdaʊn/
Definitions of adown word
- adverb adown down, downward 3
- adjective adown down 3
- noun adown (archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place. 1
- preposition adown (archaic) down. 0
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Origin of adown
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English adoun, Old English of dūne off the hill. See a-2, down2
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Parts of speech for Adown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adown popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.