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paregmenon

pa·reg·me·non
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-reg-muh-non]
    • /pəˈrɛg məˌnɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-reg-muh-non]
    • /pəˈrɛg məˌnɒn/

Definition of paregmenon word

  • noun paregmenon the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”. 1

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Origin of paregmenon

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < Greek parēgménon derived, neuter of perfect passive past participle of parágein to bring side by side, derive. See par-, paragon

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Parts of speech for Paregmenon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

paregmenon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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.

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