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champion
What does champion mean?
champion (noun): someone who has won first place in a competition.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use champion in a sentence?
- The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce champion?
/ˈtʃæmpiən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does champion come from?
From Middle English champioun, from Old French champion.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “champion” mean?
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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the terminal point of something in space or time
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a set of structured activities; a plan of action
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someone who has won first place in a competition
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