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son

/sɒn/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A male child or offspring

    - "He is the son of the king."
    - "She gave birth to a beautiful son."
    - "My son is studying in the fifth grade."
  • Noun

    A term used in music to refer to the harmonic relationship between the third and fifth notes of a chord

    - "The son chord in this key is C major."
    - "The piano player used a lot of dissonant sons in his composition."
Pronunciation
  1. /sɒn/



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  2. /sɒn/



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Antonyms

daughter , father , mother , parent
Rhymes
Words rhyming with son
done , bone , gone , mown , tone
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Son (en) : A male child or offspring

  2. Son (en) : A term used in music to refer to the harmonic relationship between the third and fifth notes of a chord

Variants
List of all variants of son that leads to same result
son , sones , sonhood , sonhoods , sons , son- , sono- , son et lumiere , son et lumieres , son-in-law , sons-in-law , son of a bitch , sons of bitches , son of a gun , sons of guns , son of God , son of man , sons of man , favorite son , favorite sons , au bout de son latin
Forms
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Sons, Being the son of, Son-in-law

Etymology
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Old English 'sunu' from Proto-Germanic 'sunuz'. Related to 'sun' meaning 'seed'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'son' is also used in mathematics to represent the second power of a number.

  2. The word 'son' appears 13 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

Related Concepts
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  1. Father: A male parent or ancestor.

  2. Mother: A female parent or ancestor.

Culture
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In many cultures, the son is a symbol of continuity and the future. In literature, the son is a common theme in stories about family, inheritance, and the passing of knowledge and values from one generation to the next.

How to Memorize "son"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a baby boy in your mind.
    - Visualize a musical chord with the third and fifth notes highlighted.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'son' with the image of a baby.
    - Associate the word 'son' with the musical chord.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the word 'son' by thinking of 'Seed On' or 'Seed Only' for the meaning of 'son' as a male child.
    - Remember the word 'son' by thinking of 'Sixth One Note' for the meaning of 'son' in music.

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