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chosen

/ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
cho-sen
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of choose

verb

past participle of chuse

adj

picked; selected

adj

elected

name

Alternative form of Joseon: A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.

name

A former colony of Japan in East Asia; Korea under Japanese rule, from 1910 through 1945.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English chosen, ychosen, ichosen, re-analysed variant of coren, icoren, ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English coren, ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of Old English ċēosan (“to choose”). Morphologically equivalent to choose + -en (past participle ending).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/

Inflected Forms

more chosen (comparative) most chosen (superlative)

Derived Forms

chosenhood chosenness forechosen nonchosen prechosen unchosen

Phrases

chosen-ciphertext attack chosen family chosen instrument chosen name chosen one chosen people chosen-plaintext attack chosen race

Synonyms

elect

Rhymes With

frozen rosen posen ambrosian lozon unfrozen lederhosen hosen cozen

Questions

How do you pronounce chosen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/.
What does chosen mean?
past participle of choose
Where does chosen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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