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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bleen

/bliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bleen
IPA
/bliːn/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of an object, blue when first observed before a specified time or green when first observed after that time.

Etymology

Blend of blue + green; coined by American philosopher Nelson Goodman in 1955 to illustrate concepts in the philosophy of science

Frequently Paired Words

grue

Rhymes With

been between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen magazine golden mean

Questions

How do you pronounce bleen?
The recorded pronunciation is /bliːn/.
What does bleen mean?
Of an object, blue when first observed before a specified time or green when first observed after that time.
Where does bleen come from?
Blend of blue + green; coined by American philosopher Nelson Goodman in 1955 to illustrate concepts in the philosophy of science

How to pronounce bleen

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/bliːn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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