Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cnn

/ˈsiːɛnɛn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: cnn
IPA: /ˈsiːɛnɛn/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Cable News Network: an American television channel.

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Initialism of Clinton News Network.

American usage; Derogatory; Humorous

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Initialism of Communist News Network.

Derogatory; Humorous

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Initialism of Criminal News Network.

Derogatory; Humorous

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Initialism of Cunt News Network.

Derogatory; Humorous

noun

Initialism of convolutional neural network.

Example Sentences

"Asked by CNN what measures DHS was taking after the Pentagon leaks, Mayorkas said the department issued a reminder to employees and that he had directed a review."

Usage

Inflected Forms

CNNs (plural)

Derived Forms

CNNer CNNesque DCNN

Phrases

CNN effect CNN opera

Frequently Paired Words

ANN RNN

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cnn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːɛnɛn/.
What does cnn mean?: Initialism of Cable News Network: an American television channel.

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