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“Currant” or “Current”

currant / current are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

currant

  • nounany of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams.
  • nounany of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants.
  • nounsmall dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking.

current k·ER·ah·n·t

  • nouna flow of electricity through a conductor.
  • nouna steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes).
  • adjectiveoccurring in or belonging to the present time.
Usage

Examples in context

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“currant”

  • …when he contributed The Black Currant strip for Warrior issue 26.
  • …apple, apple ice wine, black currant, aronia, cherry wines being produced…
  • The Black Currant (in Warrior issue 26, 1984)
  • …prune, date, gooseberry, peach, plum, currant and quince tarts.
  • …rare North American species of currant known by the common name…

“current”

  • Penn Current Student Spotlight
  • His current research is focused on
  • …organic strategic vision of the current Leninist.
  • …a device that collects electric current from overhead lines for electric…
  • …former Ireland rugby player and current chairman of the IRB, was…
  • Teresa Carlson is the current vice president for Amazon Web…
  • Current variants of the DSG will…
  • …to the stop sign, the current version with white block-lettering on…
  • Brendan Rodgers, current Leicester City and former Watford…
  • …the Stationers' Company in its current incarnation

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