How to pronounce guerdon
American English pronunciation
GUR-dun
- IPA
- /ˈɡɝdən/
- Syllables
- GUR · dun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What guerdon means
A reward given for something you did
In a sentence: The town gave the girl a silver cup as a guerdon for rescuing the lost puppy.
Where it comes from: It came through Old French from an old Germanic word meaning payback. Its ending was later changed to look like donum, the Latin word for a gift.
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