Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ses]
- /sɛs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ses]
- /sɛs/
Definitions of cesses word
- noun cesses luck (usually used in the expression bad cess to): Bad cess to them! 1
- verb with object cesses British. to tax; assess. 1
- noun cesses Plural form of cess. 1
- noun cesses plural of cess. 0
- verb cesses third-person singular simple present indicative form of cess. 0
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Origin of cesses
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; aphetic variant of obsolete assess assessment, noun use of assess (v.)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cesses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cesses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.