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    Sci·on
    /ˈsīən/

    noun

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  3. Check pronunciation: scion. Definition of scion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. What does the noun scion mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun scion. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  5. Definitions of 'scion' A scion of a rich or famous family is one of its younger or more recent members. [literary] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'scion' British English: saɪən American English: saɪən. More. Synonyms of 'scion' • descendant, child, offspring, successor [...] • offshoot, shoot, slip, branch [...] More.

  6. Oct 8, 2021 · October 08, 2021 | an heir or a descendant of a wealthy family Scion comes from Anglo-French cioun, meaning 'offspring' or 'new growth of a plant.'. When it first sprouted in English, it referred to a.

  7. scion /ˈsaɪən/ n. a descendant, heir, or young member of a family. a shoot or twig of a plant used to form a graft. Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German chīnan to sprout. 'scion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

  8. Define. Relate. List. Discuss. See. Hear. Love. Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. noun A descendant or heir, especially of a wealthy or prominent family. noun Botany A detached shoot or bud from a plant that is joined to a rootstock in grafting. from The Century Dictionary.

  9. part of speech: noun. definition 1: an offspring or heir. To everyone's astonishment, the art thief was revealed to be the scion of a wealthy banking family. similar words: child, descendant, offspring. definition 2: a budding shoot that is cut from a plant and used in grafting.

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