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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

campion

/ˈkæmpiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
cam-pi-on
IPA
/ˈkæmpiən/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.

noun

Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An abandoned townsite, now a locality in the Shire of Nungarin in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "Then over his turnèd temples—here— / Was a rose, or, failing that, / Rough-Robin or five-lipped campion clear / For a beauty-bow to his hat, […]"

Etymology

Likely from Middle English campion, a variant of champioun; see champion. In classical times, the rose campion was fitted in garlands used to crown victors.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

campions (plural)

Phrases

alpine campion bladder campion evening campion meadow campion Mexican campion morning campion moss campion red campion

Synonyms

silene catchfly

Rhymes With

champion

Questions

How do you pronounce campion?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæmpiən/.
What does campion mean?
Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
Where does campion come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce campion

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