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arbitraries

ar·bi·trar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-bi-trer-ee]
    • /ˈɑr bɪˌtrɛr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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