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tampion

/ˈtæmpiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tam-pi-on
IPA
/ˈtæmpiən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.

noun

A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.

noun

Obsolete form of tampon (“plug of absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid”).

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English tampioun, variant of tampon, from Old French tampon, a nasalised form of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. More at tampon.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tampions (plural) tampeon (alternative) tompion (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

silencer

Synonyms

tompion

Questions

How do you pronounce tampion?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæmpiən/.
What does tampion mean?
A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
Where does tampion come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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