lincoln

Other forms of lincoln

plural

lincolns·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lincoln

What does lincoln mean?

lincoln means "16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lincoln?

lincoln has 2 syllables: lin-coln. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˈlɪŋkən/.

What is another word for lincoln?

Close synonyms include Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, capital of Nebraska. 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 lincoln a common word?

lincoln is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.