macon

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈmakɒ̃/
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/ˈmakɒ̃/ · /ˈmɑːkɒ̃/ · /mɑˈkɔn/ · /ˈmeɪkən/ · /ˈmækɒn/ · /ˈmækɑn/ · /ˈmeɪ.kən/

Definition of macon

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.
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name

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.
  2. A surname.
  3. A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia, United States, with which it is now consolidated as Macon-Bibb County.
    “Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers.”
  4. A city, the county seat of Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States.

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.
  2. A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.
  3. (uncountable)Mutton bacon, a form of bacon made from cured mutton.

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Etymology

An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

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