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provine

/pɹəˈvaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
provine
IPA
/pɹəˈvaɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French provigner, from provin (“a set, layer of a plant”), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (“to propagate”). See propagate and prune.

Usage

Inflected Forms

provines (present, singular) provining (participle, present) provined (participle, past) provined (past)

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie houdini cassini

Questions

How do you pronounce provine?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈvaɪn/.
What does provine mean?
To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
Where does provine come from?
From French provigner, from provin (“a set, layer of a plant”), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (“to propagate”). See propagate and prune.

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