Transcription
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- [mahr-tn]
- /ˈmɑr tn/
- /ˈmɑː.tɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahr-tn]
- /ˈmɑr tn/
Definitions of martin word
- noun martin (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31. 1
- noun martin A swift-flying, insectivorous songbird of the swallow family, typically having a less strongly forked tail than a swallow. 1
- noun martin animal: bird 1
- countable noun martin A martin is a small bird with a forked tail. 0
- noun martin any of various swallows of the genera Progne, Delichon, Riparia, etc, having a square or slightly forked tail 0
- noun martin Archer John Porter. 1910–2002, British biochemist; Nobel prize for chemistry 1952 (with Richard Synge; 1914–94) for developing paper chromatography (1944). He subsequently developed gas chromatography (1953) 0
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Origin of martin
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English (Scots) martoune; presumably generic use of the personal name (< French < Late Latin Martīnus), traditionally by association with March (Latin Mārtius), when the bird arrives, and Martinmas, when it leaves; though Middle English, Old French martinet has been applied to a variety of birds; compare French martin-pêcheur kingfisher
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Parts of speech for Martin
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
martin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
martin usage trend in Literature
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