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- [beech]
- /bitʃ/
- /biːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beech]
- /bitʃ/
Definitions of beech word
- variable noun beech A beech or a beech tree is a tree with a smooth grey trunk. 3
- variable noun beech Beech is the wood of this tree. 3
- noun beech any N temperate tree of the genus Fagus, esp F. sylvatica of Europe, having smooth greyish bark: family Fagaceae 3
- noun beech any tree of the related genus Nothofagus, of temperate Australasia and South America 3
- noun beech the hard wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, etc 3
- adjective beech designating a family (Fagaceae, order Fagales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the oaks and chestnuts 3
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Origin of beech
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English beche, Old English bēce < Germanic *bōkjōn-; akin to Old Saxon, Middle Low German boke, Dutch beuk, Old High German buohha (German Buche), Old Norse bōk, Latin fāgus beech, Doric Greek phāgós, Albanian bung oak (apparently not akin to book)
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Parts of speech for Beech
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beech popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
beech usage trend in Literature
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