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exxon

/ˈɛksɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
exxon
IPA
/ˈɛksɑn/
19
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.

name

A former petrochemical company, now part of ExxonMobil.

Etymology

Variant of the originally proposed Exon (in keeping with the four-letter format of Enco and Esso), to avoid having the name of J. James Exon, governor of Nebraska, which might have suggested a conflict of interest.

Homonyms

exon

Questions

How do you pronounce exxon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛksɑn/.
What does exxon mean?
A trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.
Where does exxon come from?
Variant of the originally proposed Exon (in keeping with the four-letter format of Enco and Esso), to avoid having the name of J. James Exon, governor of Nebraska, which might have suggested a conflict of interest.

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