Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kleep]
- /klip/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kleep]
- /klip/
Definitions of clepe word
- verb clepe to call by the name of 3
- verb transitive clepe to call or address (a person) 3
- verb transitive clepe to call by name; name 3
- verb with object clepe to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept). 1
- noun clepe (intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal) To give a call; cry out; appeal. 1
- noun clepe (now chiefly dialectal) A cry; an appeal; a call. 0
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Origin of clepe
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English clepen, Old English cleopian, variant of clipian; akin to Middle Low German kleperen to rattle
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clepe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clepe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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.