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PRONUNCIATION OF BASILICON

basilicon  [bəˈsɪlɪˌkɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASILICON

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determiner
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Basilicon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASILICON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Basilicon

Basilicon, or basilicum, is the name given to various ointments that were believed to have 'sovereign' virtues. One such example was an unguent composed of rosin, wax, pitch, and oil, which pre-modern surgeons used as a suppurative.

Definition of basilicon in the English dictionary

The definition of basilicon in the dictionary is any of a variety of healing ointments applied to wounds in earlier medicine. The most common ingredients were lard or oil, resin and wax.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BASILICON


air-con
ˈɛəˌkɒn
Budokon
ˈbuːdəʊˌkɒn
Comecon
ˈkɒmɪˌkɒn
eirenicon
aɪˈriːnɪˌkɒn
emoticon
ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn
eulachon
ˈjuːləˌkɒn
favicon
ˈfævɪˌkɒn
genethliacon
ˌdʒɛnɪθˈlaɪəˌkɒn
hexastichon
hɛkˈsæstɪˌkɒn
irenicon
aɪˈriːnɪˌkɒn
isodicon
aɪˈsɒdɪˌkɒn
onomasticon
ˌɒnəˈmæstɪˌkɒn
orthicon
ˈɔːθɪˌkɒn
ostracon
ˈɒstrəˌkɒn
Plumbicon
ˈplʌmbɪˌkɒn
recon
ˈriːˌkɒn
replicon
ˈrɛplɪˌkɒn
Saticon
ˈsætɪˌkɒn
telecon
ˈtɛlɪˌkɒn
vidicon
ˈvɪdɪˌkɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASILICON

basil
Basil I
basil-thyme
Basilan
basilar
basilar membrane
basilary
Basildon
basilect
Basilian
basilic
basilic vein
basilica
basilical
basilican
Basilicata
basilisk
basin
basinal
basinet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASILICON

apollonicon
catholicon
cross the Rubicon
diacatholicon
etymologicon
fashion icon
ferrosilicon
harmonicon
helicon
icon
lexicon
lyricon
mental lexicon
panopticon
pantechnicon
Rubicon
salpicon
silicon
stereopticon
synonymicon

Synonyms and antonyms of basilicon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «basilicon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASILICON

Find out the translation of basilicon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of basilicon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «basilicon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

basilicon
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

basilicon
570 millions of speakers

English

basilicon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

basilicon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

basilicon
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

basilicon
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Basilicon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

basilicon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Basilicon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Basilicon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

basilicon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

basilicon
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

basilicon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Basilicon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

basilicon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

basilicon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेसिलिकॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

basilicon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basilicon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

basilicon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

basilicon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

basilicon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

basilicon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

basilicon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Basilicon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

basilicon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of basilicon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASILICON»

The term «basilicon» is used very little and occupies the 167.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASILICON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «basilicon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «basilicon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about basilicon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASILICON»

Discover the use of basilicon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to basilicon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks ...
Michael VIII to Constantine XI, 1258-1453 Dumbarton Oaks Philip Grierson, Alfred Raymond Bellinger. (b) The Basilicon and Its Fractions (1304-ca. 1367) The second series of silver coins were imitated from the grossi (ducats) of Venice, with a ...
Dumbarton Oaks, Philip Grierson, Alfred Raymond Bellinger, 1999
2
Byzantine Coins
1316 Andronicus III (1328-41), basilicon, abnormal type, 1.71 g 1317 Andronicus III, basilicon, Class A, 2.01 g 1318 Andronicus III, basilicon, Class B, 1.35g 1319 Andronicus III, basilicon, Class C, 1.28g 1320 Andronicus III, basilicon, Class D, ...
Philip Grierson, 1982
3
Shakespearean Power and Punishment: A Volume of Essays
Basilicon Doron (1599/1603) debate, in which critics argue whether Measure for Measure takes seriously James I's precepts to his son about the divination and absolute authority and power of the monarch. Critical opinion ranges from those ...
Gillian Murray Kendall, 1998
4
Broken English: Dialects and the Politics of Language in ...
84. James I, The Basilicon Doron ofKingJames VI, ed.James Craigie, vol. 2, Edinburgh and London,William Blackwood, 1944, p. 6. Craigie cites the Basilicon Doron as a work written “while that [i.e. Scots] was still a national literary dialect and ...
Paula Blank, 2002
5
The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Since on Henry's death this “royal gift” passed to Prince Charles, who was eventually executed for high treason, Basilicon Doron must be regarded as one of the least successful handbooks of practical advice ever written. It does, however, tell ...
David Scott Kastan, 2006
6
The Medical Intelligencer: Containing Extracts from Foreign ...
Our second dressing consists of the basilicon ointment, according to the recommendation of Dr. Physick. We are in the constant habit of opening the vesications by the point of a needle, before we apply the ointment. This kind of dressing is ...
7
Science Translated: Latin and Vernacular Translations of ...
Il est saddaam en a et saadari en c. c) des plantes ou substances avec des propriétés thérapeutiques – baclurug < badarug Le texte latin présente baclurug idest basilicon (T) et badurus idest basilicon (I). Dans ce cas particulier, le traducteur ...
Michèle Goyens, Pieter de Leemans, An Smets, 2008
8
A Treatise on the Physical and Medical Treatment of Children
Our second dressing consists of the basilicon ointment, according to the recommendation of Dr. Physick. • 1719. We are in the constant habit of opening the vesications by the point of a needle, before we apply the ointment. This kind of ...
William Potts Dewees, 1825
9
The complete farmer: or, a general dictionary of husbandry ...
It is found that the common black basilicon, made of pitch, rusin, and bees-wax, with oil instead of hog's Jaril, will greatly promote the cure of these ulcers where there is a poor weak blood. The common yellow basilicon will do the same.
Society of Arts (Great Britain). Society of Gentlemen, Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain), 1807
10
The druggist's general receipt book
Yellow basilicon 2 oz., black basilicon 1 oz.; melt together, remove from the fire, add 1 oz. of turpentine, and 4 oz. finely powdered red precipitate—Tannin. 5. Verdignls Ointment. Verdigris in fine powder 1 part, common turpentine 1 part, lard ...
H. Beasley

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASILICON»

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Maya Buskila: Chat with a phenom
On the "con" side: “Maya Basilicon;" “She's a screamer;” and “Ninette's the best” (referring to a fued between Bouskela and Ninette Taib, winner ... «Ynetnews, Aug 05»

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