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- [burk; Scot. birk]
- /bɜrk; Scot. bɪrk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [burk; Scot. birk]
- /bɜrk; Scot. bɪrk/
Definitions of birk word
- noun birk a birch tree 3
- noun birk a birch wood 3
- adjective birk consisting or made of birch 3
- abbreviation BIRK birch. 1
- noun birk (Northern English) A birch tree. Cognate with Scots birk. 0
- noun birk A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus). 0
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Origin of birk
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English byrk, Old English birc, by-form of birce birch
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Parts of speech for Birk
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birk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
birk usage trend in Literature
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