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gean
[ geen ]
gean
/ ɡiːn /
noun
- Also calledwild cherry a white-flowered rosaceous tree, Prunus avium, of Europe, W Asia, and N Africa, the ancestor of the cultivated sweet cherries
- See sweet cherry
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gean1
First recorded in 1525–35, gean is from the Middle French word guigne, of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gean1
C16: from Old French guine
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Example Sentences
Tempt not the far Ægean breeze; With home-made wine and books that please,To duns and bores the door deny,At home, alone.
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I have seen coloring as remarkable—I had almost said as unnatural—as that indigo blue which we connect with the Ægean sea.
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The literature, art, and history of the two groups of the Ægean and Ionian Islands offer study for many months.
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Crowded and pressed from behind, it could not stop until they reached the shores of the Ægean Sea.
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Here, as in the Ægean region, the more or less fortified town or village would be a necessity.
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