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Achaemenidnoun & adjective

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What does the word Achaemenid mean?

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Achaemenid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the word Achaemenid?

About 0.3occurrences per million words in modern written English

1830	0.0066
1840	0.0073
1850	0.011
1860	0.029
1870	0.036
1880	0.043
1890	0.045
1900	0.056
1910	0.063
1920	0.075
1930	0.099
1940	0.17
1950	0.19
1960	0.22
1970	0.26
1980	0.3
1990	0.3
2000	0.32
2010	0.33

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How is the word Achaemenid pronounced?

British English

/əˈkiːmənɪd/

uh-KEE-muh-nid

U.S. English

/əˈkimənəd/

uh-KEE-muh-nuhd

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Where does the word Achaemenid come from?

Earliest known use

early 1600s

The earliest known use of the word Achaemenid is in the early 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for Achaemenid is from 1601, in a translation by Philemon Holland, translator.

Achaemenid is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin Achaemenidēs.

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ach, int.1481–
Achaean, n. & adj.1550–
Achaemenian, adj. & n.1661–
Achaemenid, n. & adj.1601–
achaenocarp, n.1874–80
achaetous, adj.1884–
achafe, v.a1400–80
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achaque, n.1647
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Entry history for Achaemenid, n. & adj.

Originally published as part of the entry for Achaemenian, adj. & n.

Achaemenid, n. & adj. was revised in September 2009.

Achaemenid, n. & adj. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into Achaemenid, n. & adj. in July 2023.

Earlier versions of this entry were published in:

A Supplement to the OED, Volume I (1972)

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acetylorthoamidobenzoic acid, n.1880
acetyl peroxide, n.1866–
acetylsalicylic, adj.1873–
acetyl silk, n.1911–
acetyltransferase, n.1961–
ACF, n.1912–
A.C.H., n.1925–
ach, int.1481–
Achaean, n. & adj.1550–
Achaemenian, adj. & n.1661–
Achaemenid, n. & adj.1601–
achaenocarp, n.1874–80
achaetous, adj.1884–
achafe, v.a1400–80
achage, n.1875
achalasia, n.1914–
achalasic, adj.1958–
achange, n.1530–43
achaque, n.1647
achar, n.1598–
a chara, n.1829–

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