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coppern

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal: kŏp'ən of the US
  • Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal: /ˈkɒp.ən/ of the US
  • Canada, General-American, dialectal: kä'pərn of Canada
  • Canada, General-American, dialectal: /ˈkɑ.pɚn/ of Canada

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adj

Meaning 1

Made or consisting of copper; coppery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable, poetic

Examples

  • Cherokee coppern jewelry

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English copren, from Old English cypren (“made of copper”), from Proto-West Germanic *kupprīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kopr + *-īn, and/or from Latin cuprīnus, cyprīnus (“made of copper”). By surface analysis, copper + -en (“made of”). Cognate with Dutch koperen (“made of copper”), German kupfern (“made of copper”).