adj
Meaning 1
Suspended in the flies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
Examples
- flown scenery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
flown
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈfləʊn/
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rhymes with -əʊn
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US: /ˈfloʊn/
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CMU ARPABET: F L OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
past participle of fly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
past participle of flow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past, proscribed
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”).
From Middle English flowen (attested in derived verbs such as overflowen), from Old English flōwen, ġeflowen, past participle of Old English flōwan (“to flow”).
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