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Bokonon meaning

Alternative form of bokono.

Using Bokonon

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of bokono.
  • In the example corpus, bokonon often appears in combinations such as: bokonon bokonon, bokonon in.

Context around Bokonon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

skats 1× follow 1× background 1×

Often after:

annually 1×

Sentence patterns with Bokonon

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

background bokonon a character 1× camp of bokonon annually attend 1× congregants follow bokonon in singing 1× skats bokonon bokonon in his 1× taylor skats bokonon bokonon in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

background bokonon a 1× decked out in 1× narrated by kurt 1× other the camp 1×

Common sentence endings:

incongruously sardonic lyrics 1× of steamroller blues 1× of the religion 1× own social unit 1×

Words around Bokonon

Just before it in the word index:

bokomo 2 bokoblins 11 bokoblin 3 boko 642 bokkos 25 bokkie 4

Just after it in the word index:

bokor 2 bokoru 2 bokpin 3 boks 95 boksburg 94 boku 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Bokonon

  • In this selection, "bokonon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, skats, follow, background and annually stand out and add context to how "bokonon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include background bokonon a character and camp of bokonon annually attend. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bokonon" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bokonon

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Background Bokonon, a character in the novel, is the founder of the religion. (13 words)

Narrated by Kurt Vonnegut. citation * James Taylor skats "Bokonon, Bokonon" in his live version of " Steamroller Blues ". (17 words)

Decked out in goofy headpieces such as a lampshade and a traffic cone, the congregants follow Bokonon in singing jaunty calypsos with incongruously sardonic lyrics. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Other * "The Camp of Bokonon" annually attend Burning Man each year, using the language as described within Cat's Cradle to create their own social unit. (26 words)

Decked out in goofy headpieces such as a lampshade and a traffic cone, the congregants follow Bokonon in singing jaunty calypsos with incongruously sardonic lyrics. (25 words)

Narrated by Kurt Vonnegut. citation * James Taylor skats "Bokonon, Bokonon" in his live version of " Steamroller Blues ". (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

Narrated by Kurt Vonnegut. citation * James Taylor skats "Bokonon, Bokonon" in his live version of " Steamroller Blues ".

Decked out in goofy headpieces such as a lampshade and a traffic cone, the congregants follow Bokonon in singing jaunty calypsos with incongruously sardonic lyrics.

Background Bokonon, a character in the novel, is the founder of the religion.

Other * "The Camp of Bokonon" annually attend Burning Man each year, using the language as described within Cat's Cradle to create their own social unit.

Common combinations with bokonon

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bokonon" in a sentence?
An example: "Narrated by Kurt Vonnegut. citation * James Taylor skats "Bokonon, Bokonon" in his live version of " Steamroller Blues "." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "bokonon" from authentic English texts.
What does "bokonon" mean?
Bokonon means: Alternative form of bokono.
How many example sentences with "bokonon" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "bokonon", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.