name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
cordon
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈkɔː(ɹ)dən/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dən
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R D AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
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noun
Meaning 4
The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman: the slips and gully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 5
A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 6
Synonym of cordon off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: cordon off
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noun
Meaning 7
adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: adornment
noun
Meaning 8
cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: insignia
noun
Meaning 9
a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: series
History
Etymology
From Middle English cordon, from Middle French cordon, from Old French cordon, diminutive of corde. More at cord.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: шири́т (širít) — ribbon
- German: Kordon — ribbon
- Hungarian: zsinór — ribbon
- Irish: ribín ridireachta — ribbon
- Māori: aukati — ribbon
- Russian: ле́нта (lénta) — ribbon
- Swedish: band — ribbon
- Swedish: prydnadsband — ribbon
- Swedish: snodd — ribbon
- Swedish: snöre — ribbon
- Swedish: kordong — ribbon
- Swedish: ordensband — ribbon
- Belarusian: кардо́н (kardón) — line of people or things placed around an area
- Bulgarian: кордо́н (kordón) — line of people or things placed around an area
- German: Kordon — line of people or things placed around an area
- Hungarian: kordon — line of people or things placed around an area
- Portuguese: cordão — line of people or things placed around an area
- Romanian: cordon — line of people or things placed around an area
- Russian: кордо́н (kordón) — line of people or things placed around an area
- Swedish: kedja — line of people or things placed around an area
- Swedish: kordong — line of people or things placed around an area
- Ukrainian: кордо́н (kordón) — line of people or things placed around an area
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