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Questions about oken

What does oken mean?

oken means "German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)".

How many syllables are in oken?

oken has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /oʊˈkeɪən/.

What is another word for oken?

Close synonyms include Lorenz Oken, Okenfuss, Lorenz Okenfuss. 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 oken a common word?

oken is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.