picard
/ˈpɪkɑːrd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from or relating to Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.
noun
A native or inhabitant of Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.
noun
A member of an Adamite sect of the sixteenth century and earlier, in the Flemish Netherlands and in Bohemia.
name
A Romance language closely related to French.
name
A surname from French.
Example Sentences
- "The statements of Mr. Sulman and Mr. Picard, two Minerals Separation engineers, […] form an interesting comparison"
- "Dr. Crusher, using the sample Shinzon provided, confirms that he is a clone of Captain Picard. Furious, Picard wants to know who stole a piece of him."
- "Others, used commonly as fishing boats and in trade with Ireland, were “picards”, named often in the Tolsey Court books as pledges for debts, and worth about £8."
- "Irish picards were noted as leaving Bridgewater or Minehead one day with small cargoes of salt or victuals, and returning the next or even the same day with loads of fish."
- "Picards were very small. They were sailing lighters of some kind, primarily used to carry the catches from fishing boats at sea to port."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: picard
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈpɪkɑːrd/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Picard-Lindelöf theorem
Picard group
Picard lattice
Picard number
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Frequently Paired Words
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