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exon.

An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

Where this word comes from

Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.

noun/ˈɛksɑn/General-American
  1. A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.

Where this word comes from

Combination of the prefix ex of the term expressed (region) and the term intron.

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