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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKEAN

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic scian.
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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 SKEAN

skean  [skiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKEAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skean 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 SKEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skean in the English dictionary

The definition of skean in the dictionary is a kind of double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKEAN


achene
əˈkiːn
akene
əˈkiːn
Alekhine
ˈælɪˌkiːn
alkene
ˈælkiːn
basquine
bæsˈkiːn
buckeen
bʌˈkiːn
damaskeen
ˈdæməˌskiːn
damaskin
ˈdæməˌskiːn
Kean
kiːn
keen
kiːn
likin
liːˈkiːn
maroquin
ˌmærəˈkiːn
McKean
məˈkiːn
nankeen
næŋˈkiːn
overkeen
ˌəʊvəˈkiːn
palanquin
ˌpælənˈkiːn
skeen
skiːn
skene
skiːn
takin
ˈtɑːkiːn
Tolkien
ˈtɒlkiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKEAN

skean dhu
skean-dhu
skedaddle
skedaddler
skeechan
skeef
skeely
skeen
skeet
skeet shooting
skeg
skegg
skegger
skeigh
skein
skelder
skeletal
skeletal muscle
skeletally

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKEAN

bean
Boolean
Caribbean
cetacean
Chilean
clean
dean
European
Indian Ocean
jean
jelly bean
Korean
lean
mean
Mediterranean
ocean
sean
South Korean
spring-clean
the Caribbean

Synonyms and antonyms of skean in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKEAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

skean
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skean
570 millions of speakers

English

skean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skean
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

skean
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Skean
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Skean
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আয়ার্ল্যাণ্ড এবং স্কটল্যাণ্ডে আগেকার দিনে ব্যবহৃত ছোরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skean
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skean
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シスル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skean
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skean
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skean
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कीयन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

süslü hançer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skean
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skean
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Skean
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Skean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Skean
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Skean
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Skean
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Skean
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skean

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKEAN»

The term «skean» is regularly used and occupies the 89.754 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of skean
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKEAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKEAN»

Discover the use of skean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Integrated Business Projects
This text can be positioned to supplement any software tutorial within the computer applications curriculum. The 3rd edition is updated for Office 2007.
Anthony A. Olinzock, Janna Arney, Wylma Skean, 2010
2
Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds
Births John Skean, Aug. 1783. Edith Skean, June 16, 1789. Hannah Skean, Sept. 6, 1809. Martin Skean, June 5, 1813. Mathew Skean, June 10, 1815. Elizabeth Skean, Nov. 30, 1817. Hope H. Skean, Jan. 20, 1820. William S. Skean, Jan.
‎2009
3
The Enchanted Skean
After reaching Ulfwood, Beck discovers the skean is magical, and that it answers only to him. Soon the enchanted skean and its owner attract the attention of dark mages, goblins, and worse.
Vonnie Winslow Crist, 2013
4
Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100
Skean won the '99 ldyllwild race over a woman in her 20s, and took fifth in 2000 in a field of ten in which she was the oldest by a decade. She missed the 2001 race due to broken ribs and blunt-force trauma to the pancreas she suffered in a ...
Roy M. Wallack, Bill Katovsky, 2005
5
Nonviolent Response to Terrorism
In the Highland Scottish tradition, a man wasn't completely dressed until he tucked a small knife in the top of his stocking, the skean dhu, just in case. But there is a reason that, when we teach nonviolent technique, we insist that no weapons ...
Tom H. Hastings, 2004
6
The American Journal of Improvements in the Useful Arts, and ...
into the hub as to serve for a skean for the hub to run u n, and a hook or shoulder at the end, which turns in a groove or s oulder, east in the hub for the purpose. The outer end of the axle is turned down to admit of a band, which answers for a  ...
‎1828
7
LA Flora De La Espanola
Mecranium acuminatum. A. rama con fruto (Skean 1796). B. Haz y envés de las hojas (Skean 1758 y Howard 12073). C. Detalle inferior cerca de la base de la hoja mostrando los domatium marsupiforme (Skean 1819). F. Corte longitudinal de ...
Alain Henri Liogier, 1995
8
The Door Through Space:
I had come to settle one feud, not involve myself in another, but even while these lightning thoughts flickered in my mind, I had whipped out my skean and I was surprised at the shrillness of my own voice. "You contrive offense beneath your ...
Marion Zimmer Bradley
9
Appeal by Skean Dhu Ltd: Dancing Cairns Quarry, Bucksburn, ...
Appeal regarding proposed development.
Great Britain. Scottish Office Inquiry Reporters, Skean Dhu Ltd, 1982
10
Conservancy: The Land Trust Movement in America
At the March commission meeting, Albion College botanists Ewell Stowell and Daniel Skean voicedtheir outrage over the logging.Said Skean, “What happened herewas apparently a quickanddirty damaged 'sweetheart deal'that has seriously  ...
Richard Brewer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skean is used in the context of the following news items.
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John Schroll re-elected President of Branch Intermediate School …
Viveca Skean comes to the BISD from the Calhoun Intermediate School District, where she's been a special education consultant. Skean also previously was a ... «WTVB, Jul 15»
2
Meet the award-winning chef who is famous for cooking up a storm …
... the Skean Dhu Hotel (rebranded subsequently to the Hospitality Inn then the Thistle), the Millennium Copthorne Hotel, The Triangle Restaurant (which won a ... «Scotland Now, Jul 15»
3
Charles Kennedy: What they said about him
“On the final election – what he called himself 'the night of the long skean dhus' – I saw his speech from a studio and I remember thinking at the time: 'Charles ... «The National, Jun 15»
4
6 moments that defined Charles Kennedy's political career
Rather than being a night of the long knives, he described it as being the “the night of long skean dhus”, referring to the ceremonial daggers worn as part of ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
5
Charles Kennedy loses seat of 32 years to SNP
... and tonight, if nothing else, we can all consider and reflect in years to come and tell our grandchildren we were there on the night of the long skean dhus. «Scotsman, May 15»
6
Skean Dubh returns to Broomfield Auditorium for pre-St. Pat's show
Colorado Celtic band Skean Dubh will perform at 7 p.m. Friday. ... "Skean Dubh performed at the Broomfield summer concert series and was a big hit," Gerrity ... «Broomfield Enterprise, Mar 15»
7
Kilts and haggis an essential part of a Burns Supper
"I wear long socks and black shoes, and I also carry a skean dhu which is Gaelic ... and most Scots people wearing the kilt will also wear this skean dhu down in ... «ABC Local, Jan 15»
8
How Bibliotherapy Works
In a 2005 case study, Rutgers University psychologist Karen Riggs Skean describes one of her patients, a graduate student in his late twenties called CG who ... «The American Conservative, Jan 15»
9
Cuba: Bob Hotz Goes Nuclear On Pentagon Flack (1962)
The first shots confirmed that the Soviet Union was preparing to install R-12 (SS-4 Sandal) and R-14 (SS-5 Skean) missiles on Cuba; the last showed that the ... «Aviation Week, Jan 15»
10
Dallas Cowboys fight ends with Border Patrol agent behind bars
Court records obtained Action 4 News show that the incident happened at the Skean-Dhu Bar off East Griffin Parkway. A patrol officer was driving by when he ... «KGBT-TV, Nov 14»

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