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dragoon

Meaningdragon

Common meaning: mounted soldier

Journey through time

  1. Latindraco‘dragon’source
  2. Frenchdragon‘a dragoon, horse-soldier’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdragon → mounted soldierdragoon‘mounted soldier’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin draco ‘dragon’.

Roots

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