avion

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Meaning

aeroplane

Frequency

A2
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.vjɔ̃/
Etymology

Named by French inventor and engineer Clément Ader for a patent application. From earlier Avion (1875), from Latin avis (“bird”) + -on, replacing earlier aéroplane after WWI.

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