cantrip

can·trip

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahn-trip]
- /ˈkɑn trɪp/
- /ˈkæn.trɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahn-trip]
- /ˈkɑn trɪp/

Definitions of cantrip word

noun cantrip a magic spell 3
noun cantrip a mischievous trick 3
adjective cantrip (of an effect) produced by black magic 3
noun cantrip a prank 3
noun cantrip Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery. 1
noun cantrip Chiefly British. artful shamming meant to deceive. 1

See all 9 definitions of cantrip

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Origin of cantrip

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

1710-20; apparently dissimilated variant of Old English calcatrippe; see caltrop

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Parts of speech for Cantrip

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cantrip

cantrip popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

cantrip usage trend in Literature

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