tribune

What does tribune mean?

tribune means "(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tribune?

tribune has 2 syllables: trib-une. The stress falls on "trib". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɪbjun/.

Is tribune a common word?

tribune is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tribune come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.