Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-ee]
- /ˈkɒl i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-ee]
- /ˈkɒl i/
Definitions of collied word
- verb with object collied to blacken as with coal dust; begrime. 1
- noun collied grime; soot. 1
- noun collied Simple past tense and past participle of colly. 1
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Origin of collied
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; variant of collow (v.), Middle English colwen, derivative of Old English col coal; see -y1
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Parts of speech for Collied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
collied popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% 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.
collied usage trend in Literature
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