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gossoon

gos·soon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [go-soon]
    • /gɒˈsun/
    • /ɡə.ˈsuːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [go-soon]
    • /gɒˈsun/

Definitions of gossoon word

  • noun gossoon a boy; lad. 1
  • noun gossoon (Ireland) A young boy, a servant boy; a lackey. 1
  • noun gossoon a boy, esp a servant boy 0
  • noun gossoon a boy 0
  • noun gossoon a servant boy 0

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Origin of gossoon

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Irish garsún boy < Anglo-French, Old French garçon

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Parts of speech for Gossoon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gossoon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

gossoon usage trend in Literature

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