How to spell unicorn

hear itu·ni·corn/'junə,kɔrn/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: An imaginary horse-like creature with a horn.

In a sentence: The unicorn danced under the rainbow.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as unicorne or unacorn.

Same family: mythical, legend, fantasy, dragon, pegasus. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Unicorn” comes from Latin “unicornis,” meaning “one-horned” (uni = one, cornu = horn). In medieval Europe, people once believed unicorn horns could cure poison, so so‑called “unicorn horn” was sold as a very expensive medicine.

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