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Cornish
[
kawr
-nish
]
Cor·nish
/
ˈkɔr
nɪʃ
/
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kawr
-nish
]
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Cornwall, England, its inhabitants, or the Cornish
language
.
noun
2.
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
3.
one of an English breed of chickens raised chiefly for crossing with other breeds to produce roasters.
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Cornish
is always a great word to know.
So is
lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
late Middle English,
apparently syncopated variant of
Middle English
Cornwelisse.
See
Cornwall
,
-ish
1
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Cornish
(ˈkɔːnɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, its inhabitants, their former language, or their present-day dialect of English
—
n
2.
a former language of Cornwall, belonging to the S Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Breton: extinct by 1800
3.
(
functioning as plural
)
the Cornish
the natives or inhabitants of Cornwall
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