chosen

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/
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/ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/ · /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/

Definition of chosen

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of choose
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verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of choose
  2. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of chuse

adj

  1. picked; selected
    “The chosen candidate accepted the award with pride.”
    “Only a few chosen participants were allowed entry.”
  2. elected

name

  1. (alt-of, alternative, historical)Alternative form of Joseon: A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
  2. (historical)A former colony of Japan in East Asia; Korea under Japanese rule, from 1910 through 1945.

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Etymology

From Middle English chosen, ychosen, ichosen, re-analysed variant of coren, icoren, ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English coren, ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of Old English ċēosan (“to choose”). Morphologically equivalent to choose + -en (past participle ending).

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