Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klift]
- /klɪft/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klift]
- /klɪft/
Definitions of clift word
- noun clift Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor. 1
- noun clift (now rare) A cliff. (from 14th c.). 1
- noun clift (now rare) A cliff. 0
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Origin of clift
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, alteration of cliff (perhaps by influence of cleft1)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clift
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clift popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
clift usage trend in Literature
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