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gean

[ geen ]

gean

/ ɡiːn /

noun

  1. Also calledwild cherry a white-flowered rosaceous tree, Prunus avium, of Europe, W Asia, and N Africa, the ancestor of the cultivated sweet cherries


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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.

I have seen coloring as remarkable—I had almost said as unnatural—as that indigo blue which we connect with the Ægean sea.

The literature, art, and history of the two groups of the Ægean and Ionian Islands offer study for many months.

Crowded and pressed from behind, it could not stop until they reached the shores of the Ægean Sea.

Here, as in the Ægean region, the more or less fortified town or village would be a necessity.

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