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Martin

noun US /ˈmɑːrtən/

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,780 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,167 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) also: St. Martin
  2. United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) also: Steve Martin
  3. United States actress (1913-1990) also: Mary Martin
  4. United States singer (1917-1995) also: Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti
  5. any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Martin in real books

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  • So Martin started off for the town.

    The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1

  • Martin Luther John Endicott Giles Corey of the Salem Farms Finale.

    The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1

  • July 21, in Shelby County, Tenn., a colored man by the name of Charles Martin was lynched.

    The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 2

  • Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.

    The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 2

  • From the highest point of the masts to which they could climb, Captain Martin, Ned, and the crew watched the struggle.

    By Pike and Dyke · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1

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