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jeune premier

/ʒən prəˈmɪ(ə)r/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
je-une premier
IPA
/ʒən prəˈmɪ(ə)r/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

actor who plays young hero/lover roles

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French jeune premier; first used in the early 1800s.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʒən prəˈmɪ(ə)r/
  • British English: /ˌʒəːn prəmˈjeɪ/

Inflected Forms

jeunes premiers (plural) jeune premiers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce jeune premier?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʒən prəˈmɪ(ə)r/.
What does jeune premier mean?
actor who plays young hero/lover roles
Where does jeune premier come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French jeune premier; first used in the early 1800s.

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