byblow

by-blow

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-bloh]
- /ˈbaɪˌbloʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-bloh]
- /ˈbaɪˌbloʊ/

Definitions of byblow word

noun byblow an incidental or accidental blow. 1
noun byblow Also, bye-blow. an illegitimate child; bastard. 1
noun byblow Alternative form of by-blow. 0

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Origin of byblow

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; by- + blow1

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Parts of speech for Byblow

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Byblow

byblow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for byblow

noun byblow

bar sinister — the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth
bastard — Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
love child — a child born out of wedlock.
bend sinister — a diagonal line bisecting a shield from the top right to the bottom left, typically indicating a bastard line
by-blow — a passing or incidental blow

All 9 Synonyms of byblow