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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semon

/ˈsiːmɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
se-mon
IPA
/ˈsiːmɒn/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of semiology or semantics.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From sem- as in semantic and semiotics, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”), + -on. By surface analysis, seme + -on.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semons (plural)

Derived Forms

semonic semolexeme

Frequently Paired Words

lexon morphon phonon

Rhymes With

lemon yemen bremen rehman lemmon clemen gehman ehmann ehman rehmann stemen kleman

Questions

How do you pronounce semon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːmɒn/.
What does semon mean?
A unit of semiology or semantics.
Where does semon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce semon

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