sweet marten

sweet mar·ten

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet mahr-tn]
- /swit ˈmɑr tn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet mahr-tn]
- /swit ˈmɑr tn/

Definitions of sweet marten words

noun sweet marten the European pine marten, Martes martes : trapped for its fur and now greatly reduced in number. 1
noun sweet marten a name for the pine marten, referring to the fact that its scent glands produce a less offensive scent marker than that of the polecat (the foul marten or foumart) 0

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Origin of sweet marten

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Sweet marten

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sweet marten popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.