pennant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the award given to the champion
  2. noun a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
  3. noun a long flag; often tapering

Etymology

From Middle English penon, penoun, pynoun, Old French penon, French pennon, from Latin penna (“feather”). See pen (“a feather”), and compare pennon, pinion.

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Synonyms

crown

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