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jeon

noun je·on \(ˌ)jā-ˈȯn\

plural jeon

Definition of JEON

: the chon of South Korea

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Origin of JEON

Korean chŏn

First Known Use: circa 1969

Rhymes with JEON

add-on, Ambon, Argonne, begone, bygone, chaconne, clip-on, come-on, dead-on, doggone, hands-on, head-on, Heilbronn, hereon, impawn, indrawn, Kherson, odds-on, put-on, run-on, sign-on, slip-on, snap-on, thereon, turned-on, turn-on, turn on, upon, walk-on, whereon, wiredrawn, withdrawn

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