cantic

cant

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kant]
- /kænt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kant]
- /kænt/

Definitions of cantic word

noun cantic a salient angle. 1
noun cantic a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing. 1
noun cantic a slanting or tilted position. 1
noun cantic an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square of cube. 1
noun cantic an oblique or slanting face of anything. 1
noun cantic Civil Engineering. bank1 (def 6). 1

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Origin of cantic

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English: side, border < Anglo-French cant, Old French chant < a Romance base *cantu(m) with the related senses “rim, border” and “angle corner,” probably < Celtic; compare Latin cant(h)us iron tire (< Celtic), Welsh cant periphery, rim, felloe; probably not akin to Greek kanthós corner of the eye; cf. canteen, cantle, canton

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Parts of speech for Cantic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cantic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".

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