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Definition: Griffon |
GriffonNoun1. Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle. 2. Breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France. 3. Large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "griffon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: GriffonSynonyms: griffon vulture (n), wire-haired pointing griffon (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Unconformity | Phoenix, chimera, hydra, sphinx, minotaur; griffin, griffon; centaur; saggittary; kraken, wyvern, roc, dragon, sea serpent; mermaid, merman, merfolk; unicorn; Cyclops, "men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders"; teratology. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Griffon |
| English words defined with "griffon": Brabancon griffon. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "griffon": Griffon, Griffen, Gryphons. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "griffon": HIPPOGRIFF. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Griffon" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (griffon), French (griffin, griffon), German (griffon). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Griffon" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 51.61% of the time. "Griffon" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 51.61% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (singular) | 45.16% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Noun (common) | 3.23% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 31 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "griffon" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Griffon | Last name | 200 | 35,693 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| USA | Griffon Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "griffon": belgian griffon ♦ Brabancon griffon ♦ Brussels griffon ♦ griffon vulture. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "griffon": griffon-mounted, griffon-powered. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "griffon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | evropean që ka ardhur nga indi. (various references) | |
Arabic | الغريف كلب صغير. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | грифон (griffin), гриф (fingerboard, griffin, grip), белоглав лешояд (griffin). (various references) | |
Czech | griffon. (various references) | |
Danish | gaasegrib (griffon vulture). (various references) | |
Dutch | vale gier (griffon vulture). (various references) | |
French | griffon (griffin). (various references) | |
German | griffon, greif (griffin, gryphon), geier (vulture, vultures), gänsegeier (griffon vulture). (various references) | |
Greek | γρύπασ (griffin), γρυπαετόσ (griffin), τέρασ μυθολογικό λιοντάρι-αετόσ (griffin). (various references) | |
Hungarian | drótszőrű vadászkutya. (various references) | |
Italian | grifone (griffin, gryphon). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | グリニッジ標準時 (glimpse, glue, green peas, Greenwich mean time, grill, groovy, group, group discussion, group dynamics, group interview, groupie, grouping, grouping-effect, rock band). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | グリフォン . (various references) | |
Manx | griffag. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iffongray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | grifo, abutre (vulture). (various references) | |
Romanian | grifon (griffin, gryphon), vultur gulerat, pajurã (arms, eagle, griffin, gryphon, royal eagle), balaur (dragon, griffin, hydra). (various references) | |
Russian | грифон (griffin). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | beloglavi orao, čupavi ptičar. (various references) | |
Spanish | grifón. (various references) | |
Swedish | sagodjur (griffin, gryphon). (various references) | |
Turkish | grifon (gryphon), kızıl akbaba (griffin, griffin vulture, griffon vulture), kısa ve sert kıllı bir köpek. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | гриф (fingerboard, griffin), пильний страж. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Gyps fulvus, RM:tschess cularin. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "griffon": griffons. (additional references) | |
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"Griffon" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Gifhorn, graffon, gridful, Griefen, griffen, Griffo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "griffon" (pronounced gri"fun) |
| 4 | -i" f u n | stiffen. |
| 3 | -f u n | acetaminophen, deafen, dolphin, endorphin, hyphen, ibuprofen, morphin, muffin, often, orphan, paraffin, siphon, soften, syphon, tamoxifen, toughen. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-f-g-i-n-o-r" | |
-1 letter: goniff, offing. | |
-2 letters: giron, gonif, griff, groin. | |
-3 letters: fino, firn, foin, frig, frog, girn, giro, grin, info, inro, iron, noir, nori, riff, ring. | |
-4 letters: fig, fin, fir, fog, fon, for, fro, gin, gor, iff, ion, nog, nor, off, rif, rig, rin. | |
-5 letters: go, if, in, no, of, on, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-f-g-i-n-o-r" | |
+1 letter: griffons, offering. | |
+2 letters: affording, coffering, fungiform, goffering, offerings, offspring, shroffing. | |
+3 letters: affronting, coiffuring, forefinger, forfeiting, forfending, fortifying, officering, offsprings, proffering, reoffering. | |
+4 letters: afforesting, forefeeling, forefending, forefingers, forklifting, formfitting, offprinting, offscouring, overruffing. | |
+5 letters: crossruffing, efflorescing, fireproofing, offscourings, overstaffing, overstuffing, refortifying. | |
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