name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Wheaton
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Pronunciation
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/ˈwiːtən/
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/ˈʍiːtən/ without the wine–whine merger
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rhymes with -iːtən
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CMU ARPABET: W IY1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: HH W IY1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A city, the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A city, the county seat of Traverse County, Minnesota, United States.
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noun
Meaning 4
A unit of influence equal to 500 thousand followers on the Twitter microblogging site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
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History
Etymology
Named after Wil Wheaton, and coined by John Kovalic in the webcomic Dork Tower in 2009.
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