noun
Meaning 1
Those who have been killed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
slain
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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slān
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /sleɪ̯n/
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian, New-Zealand: /slæɪ̯n/
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Scotland: /slen/
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India: /sleːn/ pane–pain merger
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India: /slɛjn/ without the pane–pain merger
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India: /sleː(j)n/
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rhymes with -eɪn
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CMU ARPABET: S L EY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
past participle of slay
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:slain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- slain warriors
- a picture of St. George and the slain dragon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
people who have been slain (as in battle)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dead
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context