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devine

/dəvˈaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
devine
IPA
/dəvˈaɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Devines (plural) Devens (alternative) Divens (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Divine

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define divine shine pine

Questions

How do you pronounce devine?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəvˈaɪn/.
What does devine mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does devine come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce devine

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