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- [sturn-suh n]
- /ˈstɜrn sən/
- /stˈɜːnsən/
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- [sturn-suh n]
- /ˈstɜrn sən/
Definitions of sternson word
- noun sternson a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost. 1
- noun sternson a timber scarfed into or bolted to the sternpost and keelson at the stern of a wooden vessel 0
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Origin of sternson
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; stern2 + (keel)son
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Parts of speech for Sternson
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sternson popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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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