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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENDRAGON

Welsh, literally: head dragon.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PENDRAGON

pendragon  [pɛnˈdræɡən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENDRAGON

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pendragon 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 PENDRAGON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pendragon

Pendragon or Pen Ddraig, meaning in Welsh "head dragon" or "chief dragon", is the name of several traditional Kings of the Britons: ▪ Ambrosius Aurelianus, son of Constantine II of Britain, called "Pendragon" in the Vulgate Cycle ▪ Uther, brother of Aurelius and father of King Arthur, is called Uther Pendragon because he was inspired by a dragon-shaped comet ▪ King Arthur, son of Uther ▪ Maelgwn of Gwynedd, described by Gildas as the "dragon of the island" In the Historia Regum Britanniae, one of the earliest texts of the Arthurian legend, only Uther is given the surname "Pendragon", which is explained as meaning "dragon's head". In the prose version of Robert de Boron's Merlin, the name of Uther's elder brother Ambrosius is given as "Pendragon", while Uter changes his name after his brother's death to "Uterpendragon". The use of "Pendragon" to refer to Arthur, rather than to Uther or his brother, is of much more recent vintage.

Definition of pendragon in the English dictionary

The definition of pendragon in the dictionary is a supreme war chief or leader of the ancient Britons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENDRAGON


bandwagon
ˈbændˌwæɡən
battlewagon
ˈbætəlˌwæɡən
bergen
ˈbɜːɡən
Copenhagen
ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən
dragon
ˈdræɡən
firedragon
ˈfaɪəˌdræɡən
flagon
ˈflæɡən
hogan
ˈhəʊɡən
lagan
ˈlæɡən
logan
ˈləʊɡən
michigan
ˈmɪʃɪɡən
Morgan
ˈmɔːɡən
morgen
ˈmɔːɡən
Oregon
ˈɒrɪɡən
organ
ˈɔːɡən
ptarmigan
ˈtɑːmɪɡən
slogan
ˈsləʊɡən
snapdragon
ˈsnæpˌdræɡən
waggon
ˈwæɡən
wagon
ˈwæɡən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENDRAGON

pendency
pendent
pendente lite
pendentive
pendently
Penderecki
pendicle
pendicler
pending
Pendolino
pendragonship
pendu
pendular
pendulate
pendule
penduline
pendulosity
pendulous
pendulously
pendulousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENDRAGON

agon
Aragon
bearded dragon
Catherine of Aragon
chase the dragon
estragon
flying dragon
green dragon
hexagon
jump on the bandwagon
Komodo dragon
octagon
paragon
pentagon
Rouge Dragon
station wagon
tarragon
tetragon
the Wagon
Uther Pendragon

Synonyms and antonyms of pendragon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pendragon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENDRAGON

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

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彭德拉根
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pendragon
570 millions of speakers

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pendragon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Pendragon
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بيندراجون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пендрагон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pendragon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pendragon
260 millions of speakers

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Pendragon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendragon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pendragon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペンドラゴン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펜 드래건
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pendragon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Pendragon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண்டிராகன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेन्ड्रॅगन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pendragon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pendragon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pendragon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пендрагон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pendragon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

pendragon
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Pendragon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pendragon
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Pendragon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pendragon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENDRAGON»

The term «pendragon» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.237 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENDRAGON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pendragon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pendragon» 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 pendragon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENDRAGON»

Discover the use of pendragon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pendragon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Merchant of Death
Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy.
D.J. MacHale, 2002
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Raven Rise
While Pendragon is trapped on Ibara, Alder returns to Denduron and goes into battle again, and other Travelers face obstacles of various sorts, Saint Dane gains the power he seeks and makes his push to destroy and rebuild Halla.
D.J. MacHale, 2009
3
The Pilgrims of Rayne
When Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise.
D.J. MacHale, 2009
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Black Water
Breaking the rules Just when fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon thinks he understands his purpose as a Traveler -- to protect the territories of Halla from the evil Saint Dane -- he is faced with an impossible choice.
D.J. MacHale, 2009
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The Reality Bug
In his ongoing battle to save Earth and its parallel worlds from the demon Saint Dane, fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon travels to Veelox, a world whose inhabitants have abandoned their real lives in favor of virtual reality.
D.J. MacHale, 2007
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The Lost City of Faar
CLORAL The second installment in an epic series of adventures Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is not like other boys his age.
D.J. MacHale, 2009
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Pendragon: Book One: The Merchant of Death, Book Two: The ...
Presents "The Merchant of Death" in which Bobby Pendragon is swept into an alternate dimension, where he is hailed as a savior, and "The Lost City of Faar" in which he and his uncle try to locate the legendary lost land of Faar.
D.J. MacHale, 2009
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The Quillan Games
Forced to participate in the Quillan Games, where winning is everything and losing is death, Bobby devises a clever scheme to defeat the game masters and learns what it really means to be a Traveler.
D.J. MacHale, 2007
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The Never War
Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon and Spader, the Traveler from Cloral, flume to 1937 New York City and try to uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot.
D.J. MacHale, 2007
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Pendragon: The Definitive Account of the Origins of Arthur
This is the untold story of who Arthur, the ancient hero whose life gave rise to the myth of the Once and Future King, really was.
Steve Blake, Scott Lloyd, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENDRAGON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pendragon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hometown Bank names new director
Green, 47, is the founder and president of Pendragon Capital Management and founder and CEO of Brokerage Select. He has more than 25 ... «The Photo News, Jul 15»
2
Halperin opens new Pendragon art exhibit
Shawn Lewis Halperin poses in front of, clockwise from center, “Summer a Buzz,” a macro photo-oil on canvas collage, “Bird over Pond,” an oil ... «The Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Jul 15»
3
Fresno Food Expo attracts sold-out crowd
This is the first food expo appearance for Clovis brewing company House of Pendragon. They say after brewing for two years, they're growing ... «ABC30.com, Jul 15»
4
Stretton State College students invent braille sensor glove that …
Stretton State College students Tremayne Pendragon (right) with Matthew O'Neill with the braille sensor glove. Picture: RICHARD WALKER. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
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Charlie Hunnam Steams Up Entertainment Weekly's Latest Cover!
... July 22nd, 2016, with a cast that includes Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) as Arthur Pendragon, Berges-Frisbey (Pirates of the Caribbean: ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
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Live-Action 'Sword in the Stone' Remake: Disney Movies Coming to …
The film stars Charlie Hunnam as Arthur, Jude Law as Vortigen, Eric Bana as Uther Pendragon, and according to some reports, footballer ... «Mstarz, Jul 15»
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Disney plans live-action remake of The Sword in the Stone
The film stars Charlie Hunnam as Arthur, Jude Law as Vortigen, Eric Bana as Uther Pendragon, and according to some reports, footballer ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Fresno Food Expo shows off the Valley's best food and drink
Attending the show will be the House of Pendragon in Clovis, Riley's Brewing Company in Madera, 559 Local in Clovis and from Fresno, ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
9
Who Was the Greatest Wizard in Literature?
Merlin is really only responsible for two or three works of magic: disguising Uther Pendragon so that he could have sex with his enemy Gorlois' ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
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Slideshow: "2D or Not 2D," artpieces by Shawn Halperin, opens …
It opens Monday, July 20 in the Pendragon Theatre Lobby Gallery in Saranac Lake, NY. There will be an opening reception on Friday, July 24 ... «North Country Public Radio, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pendragon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pendragon>. Apr 2024 ».
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