macon
/mɑˈkɔn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.
noun
A dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname.
name
A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia, United States, with which it is now consolidated as Macon-Bibb County.
name
A city, the county seat of Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States.
name
A city, the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States.
noun
A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.
Example Sentences
- "Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers."
- "Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation."
Etymology
An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɑˈkɔn/
- British English: /ˈmakɒ̃/