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macon

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"Burgundy wine"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmakɒ̃/Part of speech nounSorted acmnoStarts with MEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry

Word origin

An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

Used in a sentence

  • Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers.
  • Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation.

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