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Word: Tycoon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Japanese taikun ‘great lord’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʌɪˈkuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry
Short Definition:wealthy, powerful person in business or industry
Examples:- a newspaper tycoon
Definition:
a title applied by foreigners to the shogun of Japan in power between 1857 and 1868.
Short Definition:title applied by foreigners to shogun of Japan in power between 1857 and 1868
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