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Questions about chevron

What does chevron mean?

chevron means "V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chevron?

chevron has 2 syllables: chev-ron. The stress falls on "chev". In IPA it is /ˈʃɛvɹən/.

What is another word for chevron?

Close synonyms include stripe, stripes, grade insignia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chevron a common word?

chevron is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.