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Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll.
Dusty Baker

Meaning of "pennant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENNANT

Probably a blend of pendant and pennon.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PENNANT

pennant  [ˈpɛnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENNANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pennant 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 PENNANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pennant in the English dictionary

The definition of pennant in the dictionary is a type of pennon, esp one flown from vessels as identification or for signalling. Other definition of pennant is a flag serving as an emblem of championship in certain sports.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENNANT


component
kəmˈpəʊnənt
continent
ˈkɒntɪnənt
cotenant
kəʊˈtɛnənt
covenant
ˈkʌvənənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
eminent
ˈɛmɪnənt
imminent
ˈɪmɪnənt
lieutenant
lɛfˈtɛnənt
malignant
məˈlɪɡnənt
opponent
əˈpəʊnənt
permanent
ˈpɜːmənənt
pertinent
ˈpɜːtɪnənt
predominant
prɪˈdɒmɪnənt
pregnant
ˈprɛɡnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
resonant
ˈrɛzənənt
sublieutenant
ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt
subtenant
sʌbˈtɛnənt
tenant
ˈtɛnənt
undertenant
ˈʌndəˌtɛnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENNANT

penn´orth
penna
pennaceous
pennae
pennal
pennalism
pennate
pennated
pennatulaceous
penne
penned
penneech
penner
Penney
penni
pennied
pennies
penniform
penniless
pennilessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENNANT

complainant
consonant
contaminant
Dinant
discriminant
Dunant
first lieutenant
flight lieutenant
indignant
non-malignant
poignant
premalignant
recombinant
regnant
remnant
repugnant
revenant
ruminant
stagnant
vernant

Synonyms and antonyms of pennant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENNANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pennant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pennant

Translation of «pennant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENNANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

三角旗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

banderín
570 millions of speakers

English

pennant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पताका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بينانت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вымпел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flâmula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধ্বজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banderole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panji
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wimpel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペナント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좁고 긴 우승기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pennant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cờ hiệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட கொடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेन्टाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

banderuola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proporzec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вимпел
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fanion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημαία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wimpel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vimpel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vimpel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pennant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNANT»

The term «pennant» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.902 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNANT» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «PENNANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pennant.
1
Sparky Anderson
Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.
2
Dusty Baker
Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll.
3
Laraine Day
I'd rather win a pennant than an Academy Award.
4
Leo Durocher
Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.
5
Whitey Herzog
The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three days.
6
John McGraw
No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.
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Jimmy Piersall
We should have won the pennant that year. It was the best club I was ever on.
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Frank Robinson
No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.
9
Rob Sheffield
Baseball's Opening Day is full of time-honored traditions: the President throws out the first ball, the Cubs' starting pitcher walks away with a 54.00 ERA, the Royals get mathematically eliminated from the pennant race.
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Sammy Sosa
When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNANT»

Discover the use of pennant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pennant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
Decades after it became a hit movie and musical--"Damn Yankees"--this classic baseball fable, restored to its original title, is being introduced to a new generation.
Douglass Wallop, 2004
2
Pennant Race
One of the best baseball books ever-about the 1961 Cincinnati Red's pennant-winning season
Jim Brosnan, 2003
3
Pennant Races: Baseball at Its Best
The renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist delivers dramatic descriptions of fifteen suspense-filled pennant races from 1908 to 1993, in this insightful look at the drama of America's pastime.
Dave Anderson, 1997
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Talk It, Solve It: Reasoning Skills in Maths
And they are absolutely essential in daily life. We developed this book in conjunction with Bracknell Forest LA to help you get children thinking and talking about numbers and shape, while honing their logical reasoning.
Jennie Pennant, John Thompson, 2005
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The Major League Pennant Races Of 1916: The Most Maddening ...
This work features full rosters, player biographies, statistics, photographs and an appendix of the sportswriters who chronicled the season.
Paul G. Zinn, John G. Zinn, 2009
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Bill Pennant, Babe Ruth, and Me
In 1920, sixteen-year-old Hank finds his loyalties divided when he is assigned to care for the Giants' mascot, a wildcat named Bill Pennant, as well as keep an eye on Babe Ruth in Ruth's first season with the New York Yankees.
Timothy Tocher, 2009
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Brooklyn Dodgers: The Last Great Pennant Drive, 1957
In Brooklyn Dodgers: The Last Great Pennant Drive, 1957, author John Nordell tells the story of the Dodgers' mid-season surge in the standings during that last year in Brooklyn.
John Robert Nordell, 2007
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The Year Mom Won the Pennant
a The boys are all hesitant when one boy's mother is the only parent who volunteers to coach their Little League team, but there is quite a surprise in store for them.
Matt Christopher, 2009
9
Da Curse of the Billy Goat: The Chicago Cubs, Pennant Races, ...
History and discussion of the legendary Curse of the Billy Goat, the Chicago Cubs' pennant races and World Series games, and baseball's curses.
Steve Gatto, 2004
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The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant
On that day the Phillies won their first pennant in 35 years. We had come very close to blowing the pennant race and had to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Ebbets Field in the last game of the regular season to avoid a tie and a best-of- three ...
Robin Roberts, C. Paul Rogers, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENNANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pennant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Astros-Royals Preview
"But we're in a pennant race, though, so it's not time for me to be pleased with an outing like that. I need to go six, seven innings and limit the ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
2
Top 10 Starting Pitching Trade Options for Pennant Contenders
Whether you're a fan of a contending team, on the edge of your chair in anticipation of the player who will take you to October, or a follower of ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Cass Pennant: Notorious former football hooligan now fights against …
Jamaican-born Cass Pennant, 57, was adopted by an elderly white south-east London couple in the 1950s. As a child, he suffered years of ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
4
Just Open: Charlotte's Little Sister, Pennant Hills
But the Pennant Hills sibling is different. "It's a hybrid of the Manly ... The Pennant Hills cafe isn't Ghebar's last, however. Lower north shore and ... «Good Food, Jul 15»
5
Suddenly surging Vancouver Canadians ousted from first-half …
Even with that, the C's have been eliminated from the Northwest Division North first-half pennant chase. They can mess up things for Tri-City ... «The Province, Jul 15»
6
Masahiro Tanaka healthy and pumped for first pennant race
Masahiro Tanaka finally broke the 100-pitch threshold in his last start before the All-Star break and surpassed it again in his most recent outing. «New York Post, Jul 15»
7
Mighty Miners earn ABL National League pennant
James Harrington's nearly spotless starting pitching Tuesday night helped deliver the Mat-Su Miners the Alaska Baseball League's National ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
8
Twins win first pennant
"That's a huge motivator - we all want to do it for him," Vincelli told the North Shore News last week, just before the Twins clinched the pennant. «North Shore News, Jul 15»
9
Noah Syndergaard thrust into 1st 'pennant race' vs. Nationals
“They are in the same division as us and we're in the middle of a pennant race right now,” Syndergaard said Tuesday before the Mets' 7-2 win ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
10
Queenslanders introduce mid-week bowls pennant for over-60s
UP north of the border, there's been an infusion of interest with the introduction of Brisbane's first mid-week pennant comp for Over-60s. «Northern Star, Jul 15»

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