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- [kan-ter]
- /ˈkæn tər/
- /ˈkæn.tər/
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- [kan-ter]
- /ˈkæn tər/
Definitions of canter word
- verb canter When a horse canters, it moves at a speed that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot. 3
- verb canter Canter is also a noun. 3
- noun canter an easy three-beat gait of horses, etc, between a trot and a gallop in speed 3
- verb canter to move or cause to move at a canter 3
- noun canter a smooth, easy pace like a moderate gallop 3
- noun canter the rumbling sound of a cantering horse 3
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Origin of canter
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims
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Parts of speech for Canter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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canter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
canter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for canter
verb canter
- lope — to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
- race — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- trot — (of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.
- run — execution
- gallop — to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed: They galloped off to meet their friends.
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