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by-form

by-form
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy fawrm]
    • /baɪ fɔrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy fawrm]
    • /baɪ fɔrm/

Definitions of by-form word

  • noun by-form a subsidiary or variant form 3
  • noun by-form a closely related and sometimes less frequent form, as spelt for spelled; variant. 1
  • noun by-form Alternative form of byform. 0
See all 3 definitions of by-form

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Origin of by-form

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for By-form

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of By-form

by-form popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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