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- [proon]
- /prun/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [proon]
- /prun/
Definition of prunable word
- verb with object prunable Archaic. to preen. 1
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Origin of prunable
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English prouynen < Middle French proognier to prune (vines), variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion (< Latin propāgin-, stem of propāgō; see propagate)
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Parts of speech for Prunable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prunable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
prunable usage trend in Literature
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