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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-bi-trer-ee]
- /ˈɑr bɪˌtrɛr i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahr-bi-trer-ee]
- /ˈɑr bɪˌtrɛr i/
Definitions of arbitraries word
- adjective arbitraries subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision. 1
- adjective arbitraries decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute. 1
- adjective arbitraries having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrary government. 1
- adjective arbitraries capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: an arbitrary demand for payment. 1
- adjective arbitraries Mathematics. undetermined; not assigned a specific value: an arbitrary constant. 1
- noun plural arbitraries arbitraries, Printing. (in Britain) peculiar (def 9). 1
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Origin of arbitraries
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin arbitrārius uncertain (i.e., depending on an arbiter's decision). See arbiter, -ary
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Parts of speech for Arbitraries
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arbitraries popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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