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- [puh-noo-tee-uh n, -shuh n]
- /pəˈnu ti ən, -ʃən/
- /penjˈuːʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-noo-tee-uh n, -shuh n]
- /pəˈnu ti ən, -ʃən/
Definitions of penutian word
- noun penutian a group of American Indian language families of central and coastal California, including Wintu, Maidu, Yokuts, Miwok, and Costanoan, thought to be descendants of a single protolanguage spoken at a remote period. 1
- noun penutian any of several other hypothesized genetic groupings of languages that include these languages and, in addition, otherwise unclassified languages of the Pacific Northwest, Columbia River plateau, Mexico, and Central America. 1
- adjective penutian of or relating to Penutian. 1
- noun penutian a family of North American Indian languages of the Pacific coast 0
- noun penutian a phylum of languages of North and South America, including Araucanian, Chinook, Mayan, and Sahaptin 0
- noun penutian a group of remotely related language families, consisting of North American Indian languages of California, British Columbia, and New Mexico 0
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Origin of penutian
First appearance:
before 1913 One of the 15% newest English words
1913; pen + uti, schematized bases for “two” in Maidu-Wintu-Yokuts and Miwok-Costanoan, respectively + -an
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Parts of speech for Penutian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
penutian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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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