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noun
1.
a long, tapering flag or burgee of distinctive form and special significance, borne on naval or other vessels and used in signaling or for identification.
2.
any relatively long, tapering flag.
3.
a flag serving as an emblem of victory or championship, especially in baseball.
4.
Music. hook (def. 12a).
5.
Nautical. pendant (def. 6).
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Pennant
is always a great word to know.
So is dotted half rest. Does it mean:
| tone lowered a half step in pitch |
| consists of a half rest plus a dot |
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World English Dictionary
| pennant (ˈpɛnənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a type of pennon, esp one flown from vessels as identification or for signalling |
| 2. | chiefly (US), (Canadian), (Austral) |
| a. a flag serving as an emblem of championship in certain sports | |
| b. (as modifier): pennant cricket | |
| 3. | nautical another word for pendant |
| 4. | same as flag |
| [C17: probably a blend of | |
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Word Origin & History
pennant
1611, "rope for hoisting," probably a blend of pendant (q.v.) in the nautical sense of "suspended rope" and pennon (q.v.). Use for "flag on a warship" first recorded 1698; "flag symbolizing a sports championship" (especially baseball) is from
EXPAND1880; as a synonym for "championship" it was first used 1915.
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